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MS chapter 2, page 6 - AL (Liber Legis)
22 I am the Snake that giveth Knowledge & Delight
and bright glory, and stir the hearts of men
with drunkenness. To worship me take wine
and strange drugs whereof I will tell my
prophet, & be drunk thereof! They shall not
harm ye at all. It is a lie, this folly
against self. The exposure of innocence
is a lie. Be strong, o man, lust, enjoy
all things of sense and rapture : fear not
that any God shall deny thee for this.
23 I am alone : there is no God where I am.
24 Behold! these be grave mysteries ; for there
are also of my friends who be hermits. Now