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If we are careful to observe events, we can see just how the elements of the universe are transformed. It's the same transformation that happens when someone changes the sounds that a harp makes by changing the key while continuing to play the same melody.
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In this way, land animals were changed into underwater creatures, while animals that swam in the waters now moved onto the land.
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Fire was able to burn on the open water, while water forgot that it was supposed to put fire out.
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Flames no longer burned the exposed flesh of living beings, who were able to walk through the flames. Flames didn't even melt the frostlike crystals that were a kind of food of everlasting life.
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In every way, Lord, you have made your people great and given them great honor. You never neglected them, but you stood by them in every time and place.