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On the sixth day the earth was delivered of Abadam,

the very image of the Spirit conceived in the likeness of a lump of clay.

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The Spirit breathed life into the clod and Abadam rose to his feet.

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His head was level with the divine seat in heaven.

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As he looked about the celestial abode his huge frame

and radiant countenance, so amazed the angels that

they flocked, trembling to the Spirit: “can there be

two divine powers, one in heaven, the other on earth? ”

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To calm them the Spirit placed its hand upon Abadam,

vastly diminishing his aura and greatly reducing his size.

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Then it smote Abadam in half and by thus dividing

his nature, the spirit created a second man, the

twin of Abadam whom it named Abadel.

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The Spirit set the twins on its holy mountain

in the east as custodians of the garden.

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