“’Thenconfusionwaspileduponconfusion，norcanmymemoryholdallthatcametopass。Forthisgameplayeditselfafreshinlands，andlives，andtongueswithoutnumber。Onlythelastboutandthewinnerwerenotrevealedtome。
“’AndinmydreamIcriedaloudtotheprotectingGodstoescapeoutofthedream，andIsoughtforlightthatImightseewhencethesethingswere。Then，asinavision，thePastopenedupitsgates。Itseemedthatuponatime，thousand，thousandagesagone，Iandthismanofmydreamhadarisenfromnothingnessandlookedineachother’seyes，andlovedwithaloveunspeakable，andvowedavowthatshallendurefromtimetotimeandworldtoworld。Forwewerenotmortalthen，butpartookofthenatureoftheGods，beingmorefairandgreatthananyofhumankind，andourhappinesswasthehappinessofHeaven。
ButinourgreatjoywehearkenedtotheVoiceoftheThatthouknowest，ofthatThing，Rei，withwhich，againstthycounsel，Ihavebutlatelydealt。ThekissofourloveawakenedThatwhichslept，thefireofourlovewarmedThatwhichwasa-cold！WedefiedtheholyGods，worshippingthemnot，butrathereachtheother，forweknewthatastheGodswewereeternal。AndtheGodswereangeredagainstusanddrewusupintotheirpresence。Andwhilewetrembledtheyspakeaswithavoice:
“’“Yetwainwhoareonelife，eachcompletingeach，becausewithyourkissesyehavewakenedThatwhichslept，andwiththefireofyourlovehavewarmedThatwhichwasa-cold:becauseyehaveforgottenthemthatgaveyoulifeandloveandjoy:hearkentoyourDoom！
“’“FromTwobeyemade/Three/，andthroughallTimestriveyetobeTwainagain。PassfromthisHolyPlacedowntotheHellofEarth，andthoughyebeimmortalputonthegarmentsofmortality。PassonfromLifetoLife，liveandloveandhateandseemtodie:haveacquaintancewitheverylot，andinyourblindforgetfulness，beingoneandbeingequal，workeachother’swoeaccordingtothelawofEarth，andforyourlove’ssakesinandbeshamed，perishandre-arise，appeartoconquerandbeconquered，pursuingyourthreefolddestiny，and，atthewordofFate，theunalteringcirclemeets，andtheveilofblindnessfallsfromyoureyes，and，asascroll，yourfollyisunrolled，andthehidpurposeofyoursorrowisaccomplishedandoncemoreyeareTwainandOne。“