THE RITE OF VENUS
VENUS. 7777777.
SATURN. Amen.
VENUS. 333-1-333.
LUNA. Amen.
VENUS. 1-55555-1.
LIBRA anu' PISCES. Amen.
VENUS. Brother Saturn, what is the hour?
SATURN. Twilight.
VENUS. Sister Pisces, from whose house are we come out?
PISCES. From the House of Death.
VENUS. Brother Taurus, what is stronger than death?
TAURUS. Love.
VENUS. Brother Libra, what is the place?
LIBRA. The Mountain of Venus, that hangeth from the
navel of the Universe over the Great Abyss.
VENUS. Let us celebrate the Rite of Venus.
[LUNA plays a waltz tune.
The
PROBATIONERS dame
taget/ter,]
?־
VENUS. Children of Love, what is the hour?
ALL. [A confused murmur.]
It is the hour of love.
[ALL sink down together.
The lag/tts ga aut.
A long
pause]
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