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It was thus in the temple of Chu bu for some time, and then no earthquake came. IT WAS THUS IN THE TEMPLE OF CHEBAH FOR SOME TIME AND THEN NO EARTHQUAKE CAME
ity 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." 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. 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. 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 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 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
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