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Early in the morning he sought out the priest. I know by experience that a priest is very cross when awakened early in the morning, and when he shook that old priest out of his dreams, Ali Hafed said to him: "Will you tell me where I can find diamonds?" EARLY IN THE MORNING HE SOUGHT OUT THE PRIEST I KNOW BY EXPERIENCE THAT A PRIEST IS VERY CROSS WHEN AWAKENED EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WHEN HE SHOOK THAT OLD PRIEST OUT OF HIS DREAMS ALI HAFED SAID TO HIM WILL YOU TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND DIAMONDS
ard through the crust threw up the mountains and hills, the valleys, the plains and prairies of this wonderful world of ours. If this internal molten mass came bursting out and cooled very quickly it became granite; less quickly copper, less quickly silver, less quickly gold, and, after gold, diamonds were made. Said the old priest, “A diamond is a congealed drop of sunlight.” Now that is literally scientifically true, that a diamond is an actual deposit of carbon from the sun. The old priest told Ali Hafed that if he had one diamond the size of his thumb he could purchase the county, and if he had a mine of diamonds he could place his children upon thrones through the influence of their great wealth. Ali Hafed heard all about diamonds, how much they were worth, and went to his bed that night a poor man. He had not lost anything, but he was poor because he was discontented, and discontented because he feared he was poor. He said, “I want a mine of diamonds,” and he lay awake all night. L FIRES BURSTING OUTWARD THROUGH THE CRUST THREW UP THE MOUNTAINS AND HILLS THE VALLEYS THE PLAINS AND PRAIRIES OF THIS WONDERFUL WORLD OF OURS IF THIS INTERNAL MOLTEN MASS CAME BURSTING DOWN AND COOLED VERY QUICKLY IT BECAME GRANITE LESS QUICKLY COPPER LESS QUICKLY SILVER LESS QUICKLY GOLD AND AFTER GOLD DIAMONDS WERE MADE SAID THE OLD PRIEST A DIAMOND IS A CONGEALED DROP OF SUNLIGHT NOW THAT IS LITERALLY SCIENTIFICALLY TRUE THAT A DIAMOND IS AN ACTUAL DEPOSIT OF CARBON FROM THE SUN THE OLD PRIEST TOLD ALI HAPHAED THAT IF HE HAD ONE DIAMOND THE SIZE OF HIS THUMB HE COULD PURCHASE THE COUNTRY AND IF HE HAD A MINE OF DIAMONDS HE COULD PLACE HIS CHILDREN UPON THRONES THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF THEIR GREAT WEALTH ELI HAD FED HEARD ALL ABOUT DIAMONDS HOW MUCH THEY WERE WORTH AND WENT TO HIS BED THAT NIGHT A POOR MAN HE HAD NOT LOST EVERYTHING BUT HE WAS POOR BECAUSE HE WAS DISCONTENTED AND DISCONTENTED BECAUSE HE FEARED HE WAS POOR HE SAID I WANT A MINE OF DIAMONDS AND HE LAY AWAKE ALL NIGHT
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