Within the palace, braziers for light and warmth stood all around, with priests positioned before them, and across the braziers others stood.
"At first,
the heavens and earth parted in darkness,
and then,
God descended into an era when nothing in the world yet had a name."
As the High Priest's sonorous and devout voice resonated, the other priests chanted loudly in unison, gazing reverently at the solemn stele, filled with immense awe.
The High Priest ignited the papyrus of the Pattern Garden, its crackling sound echoing through the palace, while some struck the palace's great bell above, lending gravity to the sacrament.
"God said,"
"You were not born to be beasts."
"The King asked,"
"If not beasts, what then shall we be?"
Leading the chant, the priests proclaimed with deep devotion:
"God said,"
"Be yourselves,
and establish your own Kingdom!"
