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Chu bu willed it and willed it and still no earthquake came, when suddenly he was aware that the hated Sheemish was daring to attempt a miracle too. CHIBAH WILLED IT AND WILLED IT AND STILL NO EARTHQUAKE CAME WHEN SUDDENLY HE WAS AWARE THAT THE HATED SHEMISH WAS DARING TO ATTEMPT A MIRACLE TOO
ces and the flat gold plates for fat. Thus they worshipped Chu-bu. He must have been there for over a hundred years when one day the priests came in with another idol into the temple of Chu-bu, and set it up on a pedestal near Chu-bu's and sang, "There is also Sheemish." And all the people rejoiced and cried out, "There is also Sheemish." Sheemish was palpably a modern idol, and although the wood was stained with a dark-red dye, you could see that he had only just been carved. And honey was offered to Sheemish as well as Chu-bu, and also maize and fat. The fury of Chu-bu knew no time-limit: he was furious all that night, and next day he was furious still. The situation called for immediate miracles. To devastate the city with a pestilence and kill all his priests was scarcely within his power, therefore he wisely concentrated such divine powers as he had in commanding a little earthquake. "Thus," thought Chu-bu, "will I reassert myself as the only god, and men shall spit upon Sheemish.  BRAZIER IN FRONT OF IT FOR BURNING SPICES AND THE FLAT GOLD PLATE FOR FAT THUS THEY WORSHIPPED CHEBAH HE MUST HAVE BEEN THERE FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS WHEN ONE DAY THE PRIEST CAME IN WITH ANOTHER IDOL INTO THE TEMPLE OF CHEBAH AND SET IT UP ON A PEDESTAL NEAR CHEBAZ AND SAYING THERE IS ALSO SHEISH AND ALL THE PEOPLE REJOICED AND CRIED OUT THERE IS ALSO SHEISH SHEMISH WAS PALPABLY A MODERN IDOL AND ALTHOUGH THE WOOD WAS STAINED WITH A DARK RED DYE YOU COULD SEE THAT HE HAD ONLY JUST BEEN CARVED AND HONEY WAS OFFERED TO SHEMISH AS WELL AS CHOBA AND ALSO MAIZE AND FAT THE FURY OF CHEBAH KNEW NO TIME LIMIT HE WAS FURIOUS ALL THAT NIGHT AND NEXT DAY HE WAS FURIOUS STILL THE SITUATION CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE MIRACLES TO DEVASTATE THE CITY WITH A PESTILENCE AND KILL ALL HIS PRIESTS WAS SCARCELY WITHIN HIS POWER THEREFORE HE WISELY CONCENTRATED SUCH DIVINE POWERS AS HE HAD IN COMMANDING A LITTLE EARTHQUAKE THUS THOUGHT CHEBAH WILL I REASSERT MYSELF AS THE ONLY GOD AND MEN SHALL SPIT UPON SHEMISH
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