38. A feast for the three days of the writing
of the Book of the Law.
39. A feast for Tahuti and the children of
the Prophet—secret, O Prophet!
40. A feast for the Supreme Ritual, and a
feast for the Equinox of the Gods.
41. A feast for fire and a feast for water; a
feast for life and a greater feast for death!
42. A feast every day in your hearts in the
joy of my rapture!
43. A feast every night unto Nu, and the
pleasure of uttermost delight!
44. Aye! Feast! Rejoice! there.is no dread
hereafter.
There is the dissolution, and eternal
ecstasy in the kisses of Nu.
45. There is death for the dogs.
46. Dost thou fail? Art thou sorry? Is fear
in thine heart?
47. Where I am these are not.
48. Pity not the fallen! I never knew them.
I am not for them.
I console not: I hate the
consoled and the consoler.
49. I am unique and conqueror. I am not of
the slaves thatperish. Bethey damned and dead!
Amen. (This is of the 4: there is a fifth who is
invisible, and therein am I as a babe in an egg.)
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