Myths of Exile

Stories within stories within stories

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There is a Garden

In the Garden, there is a Tree

In the Tree, there is a Snake…

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The Snake loses his speech

The animals all lose their speech

Tongues now silent

Where once they sang the praise of the Divine

The Divine regrets the silence

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The Snake pushes the Woman

The Woman tricks the Man

no

The Woman tempts the Man

no

The Woman loves the Man

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The Snake transforms

He loses his legs

He crawls

no

He grows

Sprouting the wings of an Angel

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The Woman sees the Angel

The Man sees the Angel

The Angel sees the Garden

Not for the first time

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There is a River

Outside the Garden

The Garden is fillled

With treasure and wondrous things

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The Divine urges the Man to go

To see the World outside the Garden

The Divine is sad to see him go

The Divine regrets

no

The Divine retreats

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The Man takes a diamond

The Angel pushes him

The River is full of diamonds

The Divine has been hurt before

The Divine always tries again

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The Snake, the Angel

A River full of diamonds

Where is the anger of the Divine?

The Snake pushed the Woman

The Angel pushed the Man

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The diamond fell

The fruit fell

The Snake

no

The Angel fell

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Stories within stories within stories