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And Chu bu spake unto Sheemish as speak the gods, moving no lips nor yet disturbing the silence, saying, "There is dirt upon thy head, O Sheemish." All night long he muttered again and again, "there is dirt upon Sheemish's head." AND SHABBAH SPAKE UNTO SHEMISH AS SPEAK THE GODS MOVING NO LIPS NOR YET DISTURBING THE SILENCE SAYING THERE IS DIRT UPON THY HEAD O SHEISH ALL NIGHT LONG HE MUTTERED AGAIN AND AGAIN THERE IS DIRT UPON SHEMISH'S HEAD
is 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. 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. Now there were holy birds in the temple of Chu-bu, and when the third day was come and the night thereof, it was as it were revealed to the mind of Chu-bu, that there was dirt upon the head of Sheemish. ADY 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 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 NOW THERE WERE HOLY BURNS IN THE TEMPLE OF CHEBAH AND WHEN THE THIRD DAY WAS COME AND THE NIGHT THEREOF IT WAS AS IT WERE REVEALED TO THE MIND OF JABAH THAT THERE WAS DIRT UPON THE HEAD OF SHEMISH
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