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before the God and moaned to beseech his blessing. UL marveled that he had not
seen the beauty of each creature before. He raised up his hands and blessed
them, saying: "I am UL and I find beauty and worthiness in each of you. I will
be your God, and you shall prosper, and peace shall be among you."
Gorim was glad of heart and he named the high place where all had come to pass
Prolgu, which means "Holy Place." Then he departed and returned to the plain to
bring his people unto their God. But they did not know him, for the hands of UL
had touched him, and all color had fled, leaving his body and hair as white as
new snow. The people feared him and drove him away with stones.
Gorim cried unto UL: "O my God, thy touch has changed me, and my people know me
not."
UL raised his hand, and the people were made colorless like Gorim. The Spirit of
UL spoke to them in a great voice: "Hearken unto the words of your God. This is
he whom you call Gorim, and he has prevailed upon me to accept you as my people,
to watch over you, provide for you, and be God over you. Henceforth shall you be
called UL-Go in remembrance of me and in token of his holiness. You shall do as
he commands and go where he leads. Any who fail to obey him or follow him will I
cut off to wither and perish and be no more."
Gorim commanded the people to take up their goods and their cattle and follow
him to the mountains. But the elders of the people did not believe him, nor that
the voice had been the voice of UL. They spoke to Gorim in despite, saying: "If
you are the servant of the God UL, perform a wonder in proof of it."
Gorim answered: "Behold your skin and hair. Is that not wonder enough for you?"
They were troubled and went away. But they came to him again, saying: "The mark
upon us is because of a pestilence which you brought from some unclean place and
no proof of the favor of UL."
Gorim raised his hands, and the creatures which had sustained him came to him
like lambs to a shepherd. The elders were afraid and went away for a time. But
soon they came again, saying: "The creatures are monstrous and unseemly. You are


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a demon sent to lure the people to destruction, not a servant of the Great God
UL. We have still seen no proof of the favor of UL."
Now Gorim grew weary of them. He cried in a great voice: "I say to the people
that they have heard the voice of UL. I have suffered much in your behalf. Now I
return to Prolgu, the holy place. Let him who would follow me do so; let him who
would not remain." He turned and went toward the mountains.
Some few people went with him, but the greater part of the people remained, and
they reviled Gorim and those who followed him: "Where is this wonder which
proves the favor of UL? We do not follow or obey Gorim, yet neither do we wither
and perish."
Then Gorim looked upon them in great sadness and spoke to them for the last
time: "You have besought a wonder from me. Then behold this wonder. Even as the
voice of UL said, you are withered like the limb of a tree that is cut off.
Truly, this day you have perished." And he led the few who followed him into the
mountains and to Prolgu.
The multitude of the people mocked him and returned to their tents to laugh at