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Afterwards Heli hovered over the deep ; and when he saw that his brother followed , he clave the waters , and sought the lowest caves of the sea . There no sunbeam had ever shone , nor hsid silence entered since the world begaii * The roaring of the waves was more fearful to Antar than the thunders of the sky . But to Heli it was as the music of glad voiced ; and he sang with the chorus of the waters , saying ,
• Come , and hearken to the voice of God , how his voice is mightier than the waves of the deep . ' Then from darkness and thunder they ascended to light and silence . In the uttermost part of the heaven was the eternal altar , whereon was kindled an unconsuming fire .
There spirits went to and fro to fill their golden urns , and shed radiance through the universe . Suns shone everlastingly around , and planets rolled swiftly beneath . But there was no sound . Antar saw none of these things , for his wings were spread before his face . But Heli drew nigh to the altar ^ and mingled with the young spirits which thronged around \ for he knew that they were brethren .
But while he ministered with them , he was not unmindful of Antar . After a while he again led the way ^ and brought his brother where he might repose . It was nigh unto the regions of darkness , and a deep shadow spread over the firmament . € now know , ' said Antar , 'that thy joy is because thou hast found thy home . But how knowest thou the way ?* 4 Because it hath been my wont to come often whither I have
but now conducted thee . ' 6 Nay , my brother , but who hath brought thee ?' c spirit of a man , Antar , can wander afar , even while the earth is its abode . Thus was it with me . I saw the smile of God in the light of the calm sunset , and heard his voice in the music of the morning .
c Whither he called me I went forth , and where he pointed I sought out his glories . * I Found them when I mounted the sloping sunbeam , and trod the path of the moonlight over the deep . * When the lark flew up from her dewy nest , I arose with her ; and when night came on , I wandered to and fro among the stars .
• Then I knew that the earth was not my home . But neithe r ^ have I yet brought thee to my true abode , because thou art already faint with wonder and fear . I can show thee greater things than these / 4 yet / murmured Antar , trembling the more as his brother spake . * Leave me ; and when I am as thou , I will follow thee to thy home /
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A Parable 7 &f
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1832, page 767, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1824/page/47/
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