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i. 1Before the Revolution, in the lowlands of the back of the Beast, in Dinant-sur-Meuse, 2in the shadow of the great pillar of ruin, in the heart of strife, and of the end of all things past and future, 3and of the word passed as words pass among men of learning, who know their histories, wrought hard with the blood of their fathers, built again and revisited anew by the pain of the fathers, 4watching their sons who have too soon forgotten, consigned to further retribution, 5generations of wealth passed with the word and without. ii. 6And so were the times into which entered that light of wisdom, 7not such as is passed with the word, not such as is made of sweet breads or bright yellow copper, nor of golden wheat, nor of wild honey, nor of the shapes of great things, nor in the mold of any who has come before. iii. 8Six, comprising the male and female, double prime, double unity as such, double unity, prime singularity, 9thus, one and ten, eleven, triple prime, as triple double going before, triple six, twice square, 10thus, eight and ten, eighteen, concluding again with finality, perfection, double perfection, with fourteen, four and ten. iv. 11Sixth day, eleventh month, Eighteen hundred and fourteen, born in the house of Charles Joseph, first of eleven, is Antoine-Joseph, 12and fortune smiles upon the faces of men. v. 13As the hands of time chase eternal, the father chases after the son, surpassing all hours, chased anew and surpassed again, in cycles of eternal harmony, 14twelve to the one, and one for all twelve, and three of ten and ten, and the whole cloven in twain. 15Four seasons found within, five shadows, six days, twice for the sun, thirty for the moon, again, two of thirty within, thirty of one without. vi. 16As the father is a maker of great things for kings and nations, so too will the son become. 17The truth of the father preordains the fiction of the son. vii. 18And as foretold by the ancients, ORPHEUS is born anew, and fate smiles, and hard-hearted men become angry with jealousy, and do not understand, and woe befalls the WISEMAN. 19So it was ordained by Hermes-Antediluvian in the days when Beasts knew speech and men knew only rough play. viii. 20And said Angels to him, 21“It is not proper for youth to be without guidance whispered in his ear on each day, as the child who believes vermin to plague every cavity, 22and as was written, he will know and be known, and you will call him ADOLPHE, for it is wise to do so, 23and as the NOBLE WOLF devours his prey, this falls away as all things will.” ix. 24As the apprentice follows the master, so did the master once learn the skills of another. 25As the father teaches his craft to the son, the son surpasses the father and twirls his own cup at six, and learns of many other things as a wise youth will, 26and begins to play at music to please the ear, gateway to the mind, learning the audible language of geometry. x. 27Seven vibrations, manifest in solid form, reveal true wisdom. i. A new master came once to SAX, saying, “Here is ivory, made well full of industry and war,” and SAX, sensing guile in the compliment, rebuked his master and sent instead his works into the great city, for it was here that such things could be traded. ii. And it was at this time that a wicked man approached Master ADOLPHE and said to him, “You are very young, but your fame has already spread to far away places, and your creations are respected by all who know of such things. So it is said, but I say to you that you spread lies, that you lack the power of invention, that you are a coward and a thief, ADOLPHE SAX, and that you have merely made practicable a technique known to my people to be sound for many years.” iii. SAX, sitting in Grande Harmonie, debates his challenger, who, seeing his lack of understanding becomes ashamed and runs away. Habakkuk, watching from afar, is delighted, and gives thanks. iv. Habakkuk witnesses all that was written before, saying to SAX, “You are young and wise, and your arrival is long anticipated. Come into the great city, for there is nothing for you here, and your wisdom is not understood.” v. And SAX said to him, “Master, I am grateful,” to which was said what is now written: “No, it is not I who is to be the teacher but you, and you will be my master, and indeed the master of many.” Master and Apprentice, they travel together to the great city. vi. Double square, and square, and square again. First double three square and two, one, double, and square. Divide the root and square again. First is twice three squared, ten squared times, two squared ten times, and unity squared upon itself. This is the AGE of ADOLPHE SAX in the great city. vii. At that time that it came to pass that Habakkuk sent a dispatch to the CAPITAL in order that those who doubt should believe in SAX and his WISDOM, and that they should deny themselves that he might flourish. viii. And so he wrote, “Loyal Thaddeus, who brings this to you, is charged to bring us word of your progress, if it is your will. All Men of Learning look to you, for it is you who will refine our craft so that you may increase of the number and power of our effects. Our Learned Brethren have yet made use of your new and excellent combinations of tones. Do hasten to complete the edifice. Seek ever for the new era, and alert the great masses not initiated into the craft, though they ever seek as though nothing on the Earth is to be newly created. To one thousand, to ten of ten of ten, to this degree are you complimented by your loyal servant, Habakkuk.” ix. Having no riches, in the face of great envy, he lectures at them. x. And in toil, and in the sufferings of slander and of debt, and in the venom of Evil Men, and in the selfishness of allies, in all of these respects was he persecuted, and did he learn strength and wisdom. Chloe reckons well that the triumph of truth, being irresistible, compels obedience. i. For in covenant there are nine, and true perfection has gone on before, but those who come in friendship deny all that now is and pervert our meaning to suit their vile ends. ii. Truly, many have questioned the word, and the new word has made the old word come forth and give lie to the deed. And then, the deed done, sayings arise of poor humanity, unable to do otherwise than anger those surrounding them. They, seeing the greatness of those in their midst, are not taken in with gentle words and persuasion, for it is said, “Peace among brothers is bought by selling all the meat.” iii. And so blame is put at the feet of our WISE MASTER ADOLPHE SAX, and comes from one with a darkened heart. When the full price comes due, each will give account according not just to his deeds but also to his words. Achievements in understanding withheld shall exact dear payment without mercy or long pondering, even. iv. HE made to Paris with lessons to be spread among the SUPERIOR UNKNOWNS who live there. His wisdom, however, had not yet come to them at that time. All could see the quality of his machines, and they were grateful to him that he should deign to demonstrate their operation on his own person. v. And HE said to them, “BEHOLD, for if achievement has a name, it is ADOLPHE SAX, for I have created these many things, and not one has any equal.” vi. And in this manner is HE initiated into their society with fanfares and great festivity and with the measure of greatness fully owed him. vii. And it was after that they met and shared their wisdom, and it was this meeting that came to be called “The Philosophers’ Roundtable” and was observed by all who accepted his teachings. viii. For was it not long ago written, “He who discovers the interpretations of these secret teachings shall never taste death.”? ix. There are those who say that in the year Boenschtardt was born, SAX invented the saxophone itself. x. To all to whom these letters come, Beware, for this teaching is false and marks wickedness in the accuser. |