Haruspicem Libro

***Haruspicem Libro*** is the name of the sacred text of the followers of the (fictional) Amini Haruspicy religion.

## Haruspicem Libro

### Title Page

> **Haruspicem Libro**
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> Containing the accounts and procedures of the ancient Etruscan Amini people.
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> Translated by Haruspex Said Rasna with the former translations of compiled scriptures, diligently compared and revised.
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> Original scriptures were transcribed into this version by Haruspex Kalid Jamis in 1329 AD at Alexandria, Amin.
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> K.J. Version
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### Foreword

> **Foreword**
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> by Said Rasna
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> Haruspicy was a method of divine soothsaying practiced in the old times by the Etruscans. From them the practice was adopted into the culture of the Romans. The divine art was written in a book known as Libri Tagetici and after many years haruspicy found its way to the holy men of Amin, who wholeheartedly adopted the practice themselves. In the years since the introduction of it to Amin the practice has been banned, its practitioners persecuted. It was legalised again by later kings and to this day the ancient tradition still is much the topic of controversy. It is my pleasure, as one of the faithful, to have worked on translating and transcribing the Kalid Jamis book Haruspicem Libro into a modern English format to allow easier reading of the original version (which was written in old Amini with some Etruscan grammatical traits). I humbly present to you my life's work; and hope that I can help spread my faith unto you, the reader, so that you too might learn the will of divine fate for yourself.
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### Contents

> **Contents**
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> Foreword ... Page II
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> Contents ... Page III
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> Bimlaan ... Page IV
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> Akosnat I ... Page VI
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> Akosnat II ... Page VIII
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> Belilith ... Page IX
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> References ... Page XI
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### Bimlaan

> **Book of Bimlaan**
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> I. Before time existed there was the darkness before time.
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> II. And in that darkness existed a winged beast, with sixteen legs, horns and a glowing eye atop its shimmering fur. It lit the darkness and consumed the darkness.
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> III. Through its bowels the darkness was refined and the excrement was a world.
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> IV. World after world was excreted, and each time the beast sacrificed a leg.
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> V. After many attempts the beast had but four legs left and it clipped its wings so that this next world would be perfect.
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> VI. With the practice it had learned it spawned into the darkness our own world and gave it light, earth and time.
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> VII. The light so that life could form. The earth so that life could live. And time so that live could grow.
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> VIII. The creature was four legged, with fur and horns and the eye atop became two. The most perfect creature it had become and in creating the universe it was divine.
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> IX. The creature settled in the darkness and we named it the Great Goat.
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> X. And as it settled it became many. Several gods formed from its drifting body.
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> XI. After many eras of our own world, with creatures from the earth being born and developing, there developed a creature in the image of the Creator.
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> XII. They bleated in the fields and they hopped and skipped. Inside each one was the perfect pattern of the creation and the earth and all that would be and was.
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> XIII. Humans came to be far later and saw potential in the divine.
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> XIV. They farmed goats because they knew of their power. They ate them as food but this was inefficient.
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> XV. On the sixth day of the forlorn moon a herder of Amin named Bimlaan took a lost goat across a mountain to journey home.
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> XVI. During the journey the goat fell and was skewered upon a jagged rock, and it did bleed.
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> XVII. The herder was scared but the goat looked up at him and it did say; do not be afraid as I am always.
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> XVIII. He took the goat off of the rock and its liver fell onto his foot followed by the right kidney.
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> XIX. The herder looked at the organs and saw inside them all the years of humanity's fate, the history, the current moment and the future.
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> XX. The herder ran home and told the village elder of what he had witnessed.
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> XXI. The elder listened and saw the herder as a wise man.
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> XXII. Bimlaan was given goats and he would sacrifice them to carefully inspect the future from within.
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> XXIII. This happened for a while and it was good.
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> XXIV. Then one summer a drought scorched the fields and food was scarce.
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> XXV. Famine struck and the villagers panicked.
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> XXVI. They asked Bimlaan; Why hath we to suffer as this?
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> XXVII. And he answered; I shall divine and find out.
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> XXVIII. He took a goat and from it he told; The drought is the will of the gods. It is to test our faith.
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> XXIX. The villagers had faith and continued to till the fields and to harvest the crops they had.
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> XXX. The drought continued and the water ran dry.
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> XXXI. They asked Bimlaan; Why hath we to suffer again? We have no water. XXXII. And Bimlaan answered; The gods will it.
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> XXXIII. And a goat was slain and its blood trickled towards a natural spring.
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> XXXIV. From the spring came life and the crops grew again.
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> XXXV. The village rejoiced but some did not.
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> XXXVI. They had suffered and grew angry.
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> XXXVII. The angry ones shouted; Bimlaan is a liar and his gods are cruel. They made us suffer.
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> XXXVIII. And Bimlaan answered; But the gods hath willed it. The test is done.
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> XXXIX. They took Bimlaan and with his hands outstretched they torn his organs from his body as he did with the goats.
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> XL. Bimlaan bleated as he died by the hands of the unworthy.
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> XLI. Those who had faith in Bimlaan were blessed and they could eat.
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> XLII. But those that had hurt him were hurt too, as they experienced endless drought.
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> XLIII. The blessed survived and became mankind as we know.
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> XLIV. All of man may do as Bimlaan did and see the gods' divine will.
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### Akosnat I

> **Procedures - Book of Akosnat I**
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> I. The divine ritual was passed from my father to his sons and unto me, and from his father before him, and as such.
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> II. The processes of the ritual have been learned through the trial and the mistakes of past haruspex and it is known now so that I may write it.
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> III. Before any ritual can begin the Haruspex must fast for an entire cycle of the sun in order to eliminate the profane and encourage the divine.
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> IV. Sacred robes are preferred by the gods, adorned with the sigils of them and the image of a goat.
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> V. The animals that is sacrificed can be many - a chicken or a cow can be used - but the choice that yields the best results is that of the goat.
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> VI. The sacrificial goat is to be dressed in a festive hat and is to be fed well.
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> VII. The goat should be allowed to converse with other goats before the ritual so it can tell its story unto them, lest they forget.
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> VIII. When the goat has told other goats what it must, and once the goat has bleated them goodbye, it is to be led out of the pen and up the stairs towards the altar.
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> IX. The hat is to be removed and the goat is to be placed upon the altar, its head facing the direction of the rising moon.
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> X. The goat is inspected for blemishes and sickness, and if any is to be found the goat must be let free and another goat prepared.
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> XI. Otherwise, the ritual is to continue and the Haruspex says "Tular Eisna Sath" (Make the Divine Boundaries!)
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> XII. Flute music must fill the air and the vocal chants may begin.
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> XIII. The Haruspex must say "Ac Eisi Nericn Vacl" (Offer the Water as Libation for the Gods!) , the Haruspex must wash their hands.
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> XIV. The Haruspex turns to the south and loudly begs the gods to give unto him an omen for which he or she may read.
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> XV. The invocation is as follows:
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> XVI. "Oh great gods that came from the Great Goat, creator of all, I call upon Pheobos! Apollo! Aplu! Yog Sothoth! Horus! Eff'ess'em! Delian! Pythian! Lord of Delphi! Guardian of the Sibyls! I beseech you that you may give me your divine blessing that I might learn from you. From inside this sacrifice may you lend me the eyes to see and gain wisdom. Your will is my will and I wish to learn so I may ensure your will is done!"
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> XVII. The assistant grants the Haruspex permission by saying "Flerchva Ratum Tur!" (Carry out the sacrifice according to the Law!)
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> XVIII. The Haruspex takes the sacrificial blade and washes it before carrying out the sacrifice in the traditional way.
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> XIX. When the goat has been sacrificed a man and a woman are to lament the death of the goat.
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> XX. She weeps while the goats innards are inspected.
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> XXI. The inspection means that the internal organs are interpreted by the Haruspex.
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> XXII. As a general rule if the organs are healthy it is a good omen.
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> XXIII. If there are problems with the liver then there will be famine.
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> XXIV. If the heart is diseased there will be a problem at the centre of the tribe.
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> XXV. If the bowels are constipated there will be a flood.
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> XXVI. The Haruspex should note if any region of the animal is absent or strange in form
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> XXVII. Once the Haruspex is ready, the most circular organ is to be taken out and read.
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> XXVIII. The lefthand side of it in the hand of the Haruspex is the friendly part of it and is called the Pars Familiaris.
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> XXIX. The right is the unfriendly part and is called the Pars Hostilis.
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> XXX. The middle divides the parts and is called the Decumanus.
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> XXXI. When the reading is completed by the Haruspex they are to wash themselves and the assistants clean up, and they in turn wash themselves.
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> XXXII. The goat is ceremonially set fire to and the remains are to be consumed so that no part is wasted.
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### Akosnat II

> **Gods - Book of Akosnat II**
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> I. The reading of the divine will of the gods is determined by the gods.
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> II. The gods are known unto us. They can take the forms of other deities but we may call them by these names:
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> III. Usil, sun god of the Etruscan, the King of Day.
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> IV. Tiv, moon goddess of the Etruscan, the Queen of Night.
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> V. In the Pars Familiaris there are the following:
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> VI. Catha, daughter of Usil, Governor of sudden dawns.
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> VII. Nethuns, Lord of seas and oceans, and of the depths of the mind.
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> VIII. Fufluns, Lord of the drunken, the delights and the pleasures.
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> IX. Selvans, Lord of forests and trees.
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> X. In the Pars Hostilis there are the following:
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> XI. Letham, a protector that dwells in Eita (Hell).
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> XII. The Tluscva, that are Tellus and Tellumo, the mother and father who care for the earth.
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> XIII. Ati Cel, goddess with the biggest heart of fertility.
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> XIV. Turan, goddess of love. XV. Culsu, infernal goddess of gateways and a demon of Eita
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> XVI. Jove, Lord of death and of destruction.
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> XVII. Takon As, knower and seer of all that can be.
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> XVIII. Cilens, Lady of luck.
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> XIX. Tin, Lord of the thunderbolt and of light and the heavens that create the light.
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> XX. Thufltha, the furious, god of punishment.
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> XXI. Many more gods and goddesses exist but they are many and their forms blend with the aforementioned. For the divinations, these will suffice.
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### Belilith

> **Afterlife - Book of Belilith**
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> I. The haruspicy is the key and the goat is the lock.
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> II. Within, found deep, are answers.
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> III. The afterlife is fury and is pain for those that do not know the will of the gods.
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> IV. An account can be found in the innards of Belilith, the sacrificial goat from which I have come to know.
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> V. I know of Eita, oh Great Goat! I know! Thanks be unto you and your forms that I have the knowledge.
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> VI. Eita is a place for the truly wicked. Belilith has shown me that she was not a goat of mortal goats but a goat demon from Eita, and has shown me so that I may be safe.
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> VII. She is dying and reborn, eternally cycling to birth her thirty thousand young.
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> VIII. And the goats that spawn in Eita are also demonic for they have horns that spire upwards in curls to impale, and eyes that sear the flesh from the bones of mortal men.
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> IX. Belilith is motherly and so she is kind, but not all demons of Eita are kind.
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> X. For some have gripped me with their tendril hooves and have tried to pull me into an eternity within the burning plains.
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> XI. I screamed; Oh terror incarnate, release me from your grasp for I do not belong here!
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> XII. And they held still until Belilith turned her hoof into a sword, and swun down to chop the hooves from the legs of the demons.
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> XIII. And I thanked her and entered past the many twisted hooves into the lands of Eita.
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> XIV. The mother of thirty thousand young carried me to the part of Eita where the flames were cold and spoke in haunting whispers.
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> XV. They begged for their prayers to be answered but they did not receive the ears of the gods.
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> XVI. These were the souls of those who rejected the rituals and the haruspicy.
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> XVII. I wept for them but Belilith continued forth.
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> XVIII. And past the flames was a simmering lake of molten goat fat.
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> XIX. Sinking into the boiling fat were the souls of those who had intentionally wronged their fellow kind without remorse.
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> XX. They could not scream lest they swallow the fat of the goat, and their sinking was slow and drawn out.
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> XXI. I tried not to look upon such unfortunate souls, but I was told that they had deserved their fate.
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> XXII. Down further was a field of grass with a purple sky.
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> XXIII. The blades of grass were blades and sliced into the feet of the wandering souls of those who walked this place.
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> XXIV. And Belilith told me that these wanderers were those who performed the rituals and the haruspicy but rejected the will of the gods knowingly.
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> XXV. Belilith lifted me from my feet and carried me across the sharp fields until we entered a large cavern with a tunnel at the top of a cliff face.
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> XXVI. And from the tunnel emitted a beautiful light.
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> XXVII. And up it climbed many souls turned into goats, forced to climb towards the tunnel, only for the steep ground to crumble as they neared the top.
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> XXVIII. Their endless struggle to reach the unreachable made me sad, but this was the place for souls that had been slothful in their life, now forced to work by their drive for hope of escape.
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> XXIX. Belilith took me through the tunnel and inside was a sacrificial pit with many bodies. Inside, writhing, were people drowning in the gore. These were the cruellest souls, forced to forever drown in the horrors they themselves had caused.
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> XXX. I was shown the last place in the land of Eita.
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> XXXI. It was not a place of cruelty but of perfect harmony.
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> XXXII. For this place was a field where all the good souls lived, who knew the will of the gods and ensured it was carried out.
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> XXXIII. And they had become blissful goats, frolicking in an endless field as happy as they could be.
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> XXXIV. When they passed away after a lifetime of bliss they would be reincarnated as a goat in the world before Eita, sent back to the earth.
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> XXXV. And Belilith stood facing away from me and kicked me with her rear hooves, sending me flying into the sky.
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> XXXVI. I landed without pain into my body on earth and awoke as if I had dreamt the entire experience.
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> XXXVII. I wrote as fast as I could and here I reveal the afterlife for those that doubt and those that wish to know.
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### References

> The following isn't actually part of this 'sacred text' but rather is just a small table of what I
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> **Title** The Art Of Haruspicy
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> **Sources** http://opsopaus.com/OM/BA/Har.html
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> **Author** John Opsopaus
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> **Date Accessed** 01 - 08 - 2019
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> **Title** Augury
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> **Sources**
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> https://www.britannica.com/topic/haruspicy
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> https://www.britannica.com/topic/augury#ref191499
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> **Author** Encyclopedia Britannica
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> **Date Accessed** 01 - 08 - 2019
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> "This is a joke religion for a fictional country in a silly online roleplaying sim. Do not take this seriously, and definitely don't try anything in this book at home.
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