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here again. (330) They ask that it will continue in the same manner 

 for the period of another year. 



8. The Water 



(331) And the entire group is thanldul. (332) This is what you 

 did on the earth. (333) You decided, "There will be springs on the 

 earth. (334) And there will be brooks and flowing rivers. (335) And 

 some will pass by under the earth. (336) And there will be ponds 

 and lakes. (337) They too will work hand in hand, the way I fashion 

 them on the earth." That is what you intended. (338) And it is 

 true: it continues up to the present time. (339) You decided, "There 

 will be springs on the earth to assist the people moving about." 



(340) It continues unchanged: the people moving about are using it. 



(341) They arise each new time at daybreak, (342) and the first thing 

 they will use is water. (343) And it continues unchanged: it is func- 

 tioning as you intended it. (344) Therefore let there be gratitude. 

 (345) You decided, "They will work hand in hand, the way I fashion 

 them on the earth. (346) It will be good for them, and they will 

 flourish, aU the things that I left on the earth. I did it for the benefit 

 of the people moving about." (347) Moreover, the animals running 

 about, that you left on the earth, make use of it too. (348) And we 



