【】rose,theywalked:

thecattleinthefieldsandadowsgreen:

thoserareandsolitary,theseinflocks

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pasturingatondinbroadherdsupsprung.

thegrassyclodsnoalved;nopeared

thetaogetfree

hishinderparts,thenspringsasbrokefroonds,

andraantshakeshisbrindedheounce,

thelibbard,aiger,asthele

rising,thethrew

inhillocks:thesunderground

boreuphisbranould

behethbiggestboofearthupheaved

hisvastness:fleecedtheflodbleatingrose,

asplants:aiguousbetweenseaandland

theriverhorse,andsrodile.

atonaforthevercreepstheground,

ior:thoseberfans

forallestlisexact

inalltheliveriesderspride

hspotsofgoldandpurple,azureandgreen:

these,asaliheirlongdinsiondrew,

streakingthegroundhsinuoustraotall

niofnature;soofserpentkind,

handrpulenvolved

theirsnakyfolds,andaddedcrept

theparsiniouseet,provident

offuture;insllreheartenclosed;

patteofjustequalityperhaps

hereafter,joinedinherpopulartribes

ofnalty:siappeared

thefelebee,thatfeedsherhusbanddrone

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deliciously,andbuildsherells

berless,

andthoutheiaturesknonas,

needlesstotheerepeated;norunknown

theserpent,subtlestbeastofallthefield,

ofhugeextentsotis,hbrazeneyes

andhairyerrifick,thoughtothee

notnoxious,butobedientatthycall.

nowheaveninallhergloryshone,androlled

hertions,asthegreatfirstvershand

firstheirurse:earthinherrichattire

nsuatelovelysled;air,er,earth,

byfo,waswalked,

frequent;andofthesixthdayyetreined:

thereasterheend

ofallyetdone;acreature,prone

andbruteasothercreatures,butendued

ighterect

hisstature,anduprighthfrontserene

govetherest,selfknothence

gnaniustorrespondhheaven,

butgratefultoaoehisgood

desds,thitherhheart,andvoideyes

directediion,toadore

ande,adehihief

ofallhisnipotent

etealfatherforhe

presentthustohissonaudiblyspake.

letuskenoage,n

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inoursilitude,aheule

overthefishandfowlofseaandair,

beastofthefield,andoveralltheearth,

andeverycreepingthingthatcreepstheground.

thissaid,hefordthee,adathee,on,

dustoftheground,andinthynostrilsbreathed

thebreathoflife;inhisoagehe

createdthee,intheigeofgod

express;andthoubecastalivingsoul.

lehecreatedthee;butthynsort

fele,forrace;thenblessednkind,andsaid,

befruitful,ltiply,andfilltheearth;

subdueit,andthroughoutdonionhold

overfishofthesea,andfoheair,

andeverylivingthingthatvesoh.