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Now this remains in the land of Siriad to this day. NOW THIS REMAINS IN THE LAND OF SYRIAD TO THIS DAY
 virtuous man; and as he was himself of an excellent character, so did he leave children behind him who imitated his virtues.9 All these proved to be of good dispositions. They also inhabited the same country without dissensions, and in a happy condition, without any misfortunes falling upon them, till they died. They also were the inventors of that peculiar sort of wisdom which is concerned with the heavenly bodies, and their order. And that their inventions might not be lost before they were sufficiently known, upon Adam's prediction that the world was to be destroyed at one time by the force of fire, and at another time by the violence and quantity of water, they made two pillars, 10 the one of brick, the other of stone: they inscribed their discoveries on them both, that in case the pillar of brick should be destroyed by the flood, the pillar of stone might remain, and exhibit those discoveries to mankind; and also inform them that there was another pillar of brick erected by them. RN WHAT WAS GOOD BECAME A VIRTUOUS MAN AND AS HE WAS HIMSELF OF AN EXCELLENT CHARACTER SO DID HE LEAVE CHILDREN BEHIND HIM WHO IMITATED HIS VIRTUES ALL THESE PROVED TO BE OF GOOD DISPOSITIONS THEY ALSO INHABITED THE SAME COUNTRY WITHOUT DISSENSIONS AND IN A HAPPY CONDITION WITHOUT ANY MISFORTUNES FALLING UPON THEM TILL THEY DIED THEY ALSO WERE THE INVENTORS OF THAT PECULIAR SORT OF WISDOM WHICH IS CONCERNED WITH THE HEAVENLY BODIES AND THEIR ORDER AND THAT THEIR INVENTIONS MIGHT NOT BE LOST BEFORE THEY WERE SUFFICIENTLY KNOWN UPON ADAM'S PREDICTION THAT THE WORLD WAS TO BE DESTROYED AT ONE TIME BY THE FORCE OF FIRE AND AT ANOTHER TIME BY THE VIOLENCE AND QUANTITY OF WATER THEY MADE TWO PILLARS THE ONE OF BRICK THE OTHER OF STONE THEY INSCRIBED THEIR DISCOVERIES ON THEM BOTH THAT IN CASE THE PILLAR OF BRAKE SHOULD BE DESTROYED BY THE FLOOD THE PILLAR OF STONE MIGHT REMAIN AND EXHIBIT THOSE DISCOVERIES TO MANKIND AND ALSO INFORM THEM THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER PILLAR OF BRAKE ERECTED BY THEM
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