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And upon Tuesday the priests came in, and the people, and they did worship Chu bu and offered fat to him, saying, "O Chu bu who made everything," and then the priests sang, "There is also Sheemish"; and Chu bu was put to shame and spake not for three days. AND UPON TUESDAY THE PRIESTS CAME IN AND THE PEOPLE AND THEY DID WORSHIP CHEBAH AND OFFERED FAT TO HIM SAYING O CHEBAH WHO MADE EVERYTHING AND THEN THE PRIEST SANG THERE IS ALSO SHEMISH AND JABAH WAS PUT TO SHAME AND SPAKE NOT FOR THREE DAYS
 daring to attempt a miracle too. He ceased to busy himself about the earthquake and listened, or shall I say felt, for what Sheemish was thinking; for gods are aware of what passes in the mind by a sense that is other than any of our five. Sheemish was trying to make an earthquake too. The new god's motive was probably to assert himself. I doubt if Chu-bu understood or cared for his motive; it was sufficient for an idol already aflame with jealousy that his detestable rival was on the verge of a miracle. All the power of Chu-bu veered round at once and set dead against an earthquake, even a little one. It was thus in the temple of Chu-bu for some time, and then no earthquake came. To be a god and to fail to achieve a miracle is a despairing sensation; it is as though among men one should determine upon a hearty sneeze and as though no sneeze should come; it is as though one should try to swim in heavy boots or remember a name that is utterly forgotten: all these pains were Sheemish's. THE HATED SHEMISH WAS DARING TO ATTEMPT A MIRACLE TOO HE CEASED TO BUSY HIMSELF ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE AND LISTENED OR SHALL I SAY FELT FOR WHAT SHEISH WAS THINKING FOR GODS ARE AWARE OF WHAT PASSES IN THE MIND BY A SENSE THAT IS OTHER THAN ANY OF OUR FIVE SHEMISH WAS TRYING TO MAKE AN EARTHQUAKE TOO THE NEW GOD'S MOTIVE WAS PROBABLY TO ASSERT HIMSELF I DOUBT IF CHIBAH UNDERSTOOD OR CARED FOR HIS MOTIVE IT WAS SUFFICIENT FOR AN IDOL ALREADY AFLAME WITH JEALOUSY THAT HIS DETESTABLE RIVAL WAS ON THE VERGE OF A MIRACLE ALL THE POWER OF CHEBAH VEERED ROUND AT ONCE AND SET DEAD AGAINST AN EARTHQUAKE EVEN A LITTLE ONE IT WAS THUS IN THE TEMPLE OF CHEBAH FOR SOME TIME AND THEN NO EARTHQUAKE CAME TO BE A GOD AND TO FAIL TO ACHIEVE A MIRACLE IS A DESPAIRING SENSATION IT IS AS THOUGH AMONG MEN ONE SHOULD DETERMINE UPON A HEARTY SNEEZE AND AS THOUGH NO SNEEZE SHOULD COME IT IS AS THOUGH ONE SHOULD TRY TO SWIM IN HEAVY BOOTS OR REMEMBER A NAME THAT IS UTTERLY FORGOTTEN ALL THESE PAINS WERE SHEMISHES
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