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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. 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
ing 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. 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.  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 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
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