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2 day, in 3 a story: 4 A Tibetan 5 monastery, built 6 proud in a distant age 7 where monks sought to count the names 8 of He who created the earth. 9 The purpose of the universe was 10 said to be so men with words could seek and 11 find and then transcribe the names of the divine. 11 A million moons had waned and 1000 names 10 were written before the computer age, 9 when the monks switched on their new machine 8 to count names at the highest speeds 7 this side of eternity 6 to solve The Mystery. 5 And on the first night 4 the stars went out 3 silently, 2 one by 1 one. |
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