Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10161

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10161. When asked about their planet they said that they have meadows, flower gardens, orchards full of fruit-bearing trees, as well as lakes with fish in them; blue-coloured birds with golden wings; and animals large and small. Among the smaller ones they mentioned those which have a hump on their back, like that of camels on our planet. Nevertheless, they said, they do not eat the flesh of the animals, only that of the fish, besides fruits from trees, and vegetables. They went on to say that they do not build and live in houses, but in groves in which they make shelters from the rain and the heat of the sun among the branches.


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