Nor is it known to us when
this destruction fell upon the race of men; we only know that the
history thereof was graven an hundred centuries ago on the granite
pillars of the House of Evor, on the plains between the sea and the
snow-covered mountains of Elf. Thither in past ages some of our pilgrims
journeyed, and have brought a record of these things; nor in our house
only are they known, but in many houses throughout the world have they
been written for the instruction of all men and a warning for all time.
"But to mankind there shall come no second darkness of error, nor
seeking after vain knowledge; and in the Father's House there shall be
no second desolation, but the sounds of joy and melody, which were
silent, shall be heard everlastingly; since we had now continued long in
this even mind, seeking only to inform ourselves of his will; until as
in a clear crystal without flaw shining with colored light, or as a
glassy lake reflecting within itself the heavens and every cloud and
star, so is he reflected in our minds; and in the house we are his
viceregents, and in the world his co-workers; and for the glory which he
has in his work we have a like glory in ours.
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