theblacktartareousldinfealdregs,</p>

adversetolife:thenfouhennglobed</p>

likethingstolike;theresttoseveralplace</p>

disparted,aheair;</p>

ahselfbalanherterhung.</p>

lettherebelight,saidgod;andforthhlight</p>

ethereal,firstofthings,quintessencepure,</p>

sprungfrohedeep;andfroeativeeast</p>

tojoueythroughtheaeryglooegan,</p>

spheredinaradiantcloud,foryetthesunsheinacloudytabeacle</p>

sojouedthehelightwasgood;</p>

andlightfroarknessbythehesphere</p>

divided:lighttheday,anddarknessnight,</p>

henad.thuso:</p>

norpastued,norunsung</p>

bythecelestialquires,light</p>

exhalingfirstfroarkheybeheld;</p>

birthdayofheaveh;hjoyandshout</p>

theholloheyfilled,</p>

andtouningpraised</p>

paradiselost</p>

202of374</p>

godandhistheysung,</p>

botho.</p>

again,godsaid,lettherebefirnt</p>

adtheers,adivide</p>

thetheade</p>

thefirnt,expanseofliquid,pure,</p>

transparealair,diffused</p>

inostnvex</p>

ofthisgreatround;partitionfirndsure,</p>

thethoseabove</p>

dividing:forasearth,sohetheworld</p>

builtonuluous,inwide</p>

isrule</p>

ofoved;lestfierceextres</p>

ntiguousghtdisteerthee:</p>

andheavehefirnt:soeven</p>

andingchorussungthesendday.</p>

theearthed,butinthebasyet</p>

ofbryoniatureinvolved,</p>

appearednot:overallthefaceofearth</p>

inoflo</p>

prolifickhuursofteningallherglobe,</p>

ferhegreatthertonceive,</p>

satiateoisture;whengodsaid,</p>

begatherednoersunderheaven</p>

intoonepladletdrylandappear.</p>

iediatelytheuntainshugeappear</p>

ergent,andtheirbroadbarebacksupheave</p>

intotheclouds;theirtopsasdthesky:</p>

paradiselost</p>

203of374</p>

sohighasheavedthetudhills,solow</p>

dobroadanddeep,</p>

iousbedofers:thitherthey</p>

hastedhgladpree,uprolled,</p>

<:</p>

partriseincrystal,</p>

forhaste;suchflightthegreatndiressed</p>

onthesiesatthecall</p>

oftruetforofaresthouhastheard</p>

trooptotheirstandard;sotheerythrong,</p>

erheyfound,</p>

ifsteep,htorrentrapture,ifthroughplain,</p>

softebbing;norrockorhill;</p>

butthey,orunderground,oruitwide</p>

hserpenterrourheirway,</p>

andonthehannelswore;</p>

easy,eregodhadbidthegroundbedry,</p>

allbuthinthosebanks,whereriversnow</p>

streaaualdraidtrain.</p>

thedrylah;andthegreatrele</p>

ateders,hecalledseas:</p>

andsahatittheearth</p>

putforththeverdantgrass,herbyieldingseed,</p>

andfruittreeyieldingfruitafterherkind,</p>

heearth.</p>

hesehadsaid,hebareearth,tillthen</p>

desartandbare,unsightly,unadoed</p>

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