"I fell from the sky,
"I fell from the sky, and landed hard. Dust caked my brow. A boy goatherd saw me, and ran across the hills, leaving his crooked staff and his bleating charges behind him. I stayed where I was, and watched three sunrises from that place. Then, the goatherd’s family approached, and others from his village. They asked me questions. I gave them answers. They went away from me, and did not return. I stayed where I was, and watched twenty-seven sunrises from that place. Then, important personages from a far city approached, led by the goatherd, his family, and others from his village. The important personages asked me questions. I gave them answers. They went away from me, and did not return. I stayed where I was, and watched one hundred and seventy sunrises from that place. Then, a great city was built around me. It had towering pale walls, and in the center a temple was built over where I stood. I stayed where I was, but I could no longer watch the sunrise from that place. So I departed."
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