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are sorely afflicted because they are outcast and have no God to protect them."
"Rise, Gorim," UL repeated, "and quit this place. Cease thy complaining. Seek
thou a God elsewhere and leave me in peace."
Still Gorim did not rise. "O my God," he said, "I will still abide. Thy people
hunger and thirst. They seek thy blessing and a place where they may dwell."
"Thy speech wearies me," UL said and he departed.
Gorim remained on the mountain, and the beasts of the field and fowls of the air
brought him sustenance. For more than a year he remained. Then the monstrous and
unseemly things which the Gods had made came and sat at his feet, watching him.
The Spirit of UL was troubled. At last he appeared to Gorim. "Abidest thou
still?"
Gorim fell on his face and said: "O my God, thy people cry unto thee in their
affliction."


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The Spirit of UL fled. But Gorim abode there for another year. Dragons brought
him meat, and unicorns gave him water. And again UL came to him, asking:
"Abidest thou still?"
Gorim fell on his face. "O my God," he cried, "thy people perish in the absence
of thy care." And UL fled from the righteous man. Another year passed while
nameless, unseen things brought him food and drink. And the Spirit of UL came to
the high mountain and ordered: "Rise, Gorim."
From his prostrate position, Gorim pleaded: "O my God, have mercy."
"Rise, Gorim," UL replied. He reached down and lifted Gorim up with his hands.
"I am UL - thy God. I command thee to rise and stand before me."
"Then wilt thou be my God?" Gorim asked. "And God unto my people?"
"I am thy God and the God of thy people also," UL said.
Gorim looked down from his high place and beheld the unseemly creatures which
had cared for him in his travail. "What of these, O my God? Wilt thou be God
unto the basilisk and the minotaur, the Dragon and the chimera, the unicorn and
the thing unnamed, the winged serpent and the thing unseen? For these are also
outcast. Yet there is beauty in each. Turn not your face from them, O my God,
for in them is great worthiness. They were sent to thee by the younger Gods. Who
will be their God if you refuse them?"
"It was done in my despite," UL said. "These creatures were sent unto me to
bring shame upon me that I had rebuked the younger Gods. I will in no wise be
God unto monsters."
The creatures at Gorim's feet moaned. Gorim seated himself on the earth and
said: "Yet will I abide, O my God."
"Abide if it please thee," UL said and departed.
It was even as before. Gorim abode, the creatures sustained him, and UL was
troubled. And before the holiness of Gorim, the Great God repented and came
again. "Rise, Gorim, and serve thy God." UL reached down and lifted Gorim.
"Bring unto me the creatures who sit before thee and I will consider them. If
each hath beauty and worthiness, as thou sayest, then I will consent to be their
God also."
Then Gorim brought the creatures before UL. The creatures prostrated themselves