This book narrates about the holy land and its protection. – And it hath two chapters.
Creating of valleys and rivers, 5. their names.
13. Blessing and hallowing. 14. Creating of the dragon,
16. his sleep 20. and future awakening.
1:1 And so the heavens were decorated, but the earth remained yet smooth and dry.
1:2 Then God said: Be there valleys on the earth and be there rivers flowing in them.
1:2 And the Lady's Fame put his left hand on the earth, and impressed it into the surface of the earth.
1:4 And where his fingers touched the earth, there came into being valleys with rivers.
1:5 And the name of one river is Shot; it flows in the valley created by his thumb.
1:6 And the name of the second river is Mizzlia; it flows in the valley created by his index finger, where there is silver.
1:7 And the silver of this valey is excellent.
1:8 And the name of the third river is the River of the Red Raven; it flows in the valley created by his middle finger.
1:9 And the name of the fourth river is Anglewater; it flows in the valley created by his ring finger.
1:10 And the fifth river is Beardwater.
1:11 And the river flowing in the valley created by his wrist is Bear river.
1:12 And so he had six valleys with rivers under his hand.
1:13 And God blessed the six valleys with rivers and sanctified them because they came into being in the day when he put his hand on the earth.
1:14 And God made also a great winged dragon and stood him to guard the holy land of six valleys and rivers.
1:15 And while the dragon was awake, the holy land lived in peace and safety.
1:16 But after many years the dragon became weary, and he fell asleep.
1:17 And a creature so great sleepeth very long, and during many years the wind covered his body with thick layer of dust, and a dense forest had grown on that dust.
1:18 And so the dragon sleepeth under the Mountains of Boars, and he hath his wings folded under the Forest of Goats, and his tail is under the Hills of Crayfish.
1:19 And the defense of the holy land remained only in hands of its dwellers, but the holiness of their home gives them such strength that they many times defeated even enemies more numerous than were themselves.
1:20 And when the holy land will be in the worst danger, then the dragon will awake again and will punish all enemies.
Heavenly and earthly hand, 2. dragon, 3. bear 4.
and centre. 5. Emerald Tablet.
2:1 So there is the holy constelation Right Hand near the centre of northern sky and there is the holy shire Left Hand near the centre of the northern land.
2:2 And as the constellation of the Dragon surroundeth the Finger Stars, so the Dragon Mountains surround the Finger Valleys.
2:3 And as the constellation of the Lesser Bear lieth along the Wrist Stars, so the Bear Hills lie along the Wrist Valey.
2:4 And as the centre of the sky moved from the Lady's Thumb to the Tip of Lesser Bear's tail, so the capital of Hexapotamia moved from the Mount Ruler to the mouth of the Bear river.
2:5 And so it is fulfilled what is written on the Emerald Tablet: That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that which is below.