The Book of the Order, Fragments
... whosoever reveals the secrets of [this] book to any save an initiate of the First Circle, a thousand plag[ues u]pon him, he shall be as the dead ... may he suffer the Eightfold Curse! First...
... On the night of the New Moon may an acolyte be initiated into the Eighth Circle and ... may he learn of its true name, which he must swear up[on pa]in of the Eighth Curse never to reveal to an out[sider]; for then shall he be of the Circle of the Red Balloon...
... he never touch [the] ground again! Forever may he drift...
... [On th]e night of the Full Moon, should the observers of the Seventh Circle find him worthy, [he] may be inducted, body and soul, passing from Eig[hth to Seve]nth, and he shall be told of its great name; for then shall he be of the C[ircle of the] Rainbow...
... an initiate of the Circle of the Rainbow. May he travel...
... banis[hed] to the furthest reach[es] of the Earth...
... On the night of th[e Full Moon], if he be found deserving, may he pass, body and soul, from the Seventh to the Sixth, and then, upon pa[in of the Six]th Curse should he reveal its secrets, may he le[arn its] true name; for then shall he be of the Circle of the Unicorn...
... all the colors...
... [On the night] of the Full Moon, should the Fifth Circle deem him worthy, he may ... an initiate, and pass, body a[nd soul, fr]om Sixth to Fifth Circle, and having so pa[ssed m]ay he be told the secret of its name; for then shall [he be of] the Circle of the Blue Moon...
... and none shall ever take sight of him again...
... so the fools...
... oh may he be gran[ted th]at gift, so that w[ith] it, he may deceive the enem[ies] of...
... On the [night of the F]ull Moon, if the Fourth Circle deem him ready, if he is willing in spirit, may he be inducted, bo[dy and soul,] and enter into the Fo[urth Cir]cle, and there ... upon pain of the Fourth Curse never to reveal its true name; for th[en shall he be o]f the Circle of the Clover...
... may such luck forever befall those who would pers[ecu]te the Order, and may the C[ircle of] the Clover bring this curse upon them, seven times and se[ven ti]mes...
... On the night of the Full Moon, should those ... deem him possessed of the merits of the Third Circle, may he be ini[tiated,] body and soul, into its mysteries and [having been] so initiated, may he be given its sec[ret name; for] then shall he be of the Circle of the Horseshoe...
... with wing[ed] speed, may he dash! May he who has been ini[tiated in]to the Third Circle receive these sacred gifts. Blessed be he of the Circle of the H[orseshoe]...
... [may] he move forever with the pace of a sloth! May he...
... Only upon the night of the Eclipse, when the moon has been swal[lowed] up by the darkness, may a wort[hy, body a]nd soul, be initiated into the Second [Circle;] and should such a worthy ... he must swear, upon pain of the Second Curse, to keep its sacred name; for [then shall he] be of the Circle of the Star...
... and may the enemy’s feet be as lead! May he be forever fixed in that place until Dea[th] takes him...
... Only upon the day of the Eclipse, when the sun has been wholly blotted from the sky, may the worthiest of worth[ies] pass, body and soul, from the Second Circle to th[e First;] and this must he swear, upon [pain of] the First Curse, that he will reveal not its greate[st] name; for then shall he be of the Circle of the Heart...
... bestow upon me thy gre[at bou]nty; may I receive the Eightfold Blessing! And ma[y th]ose who stand against me suffer and be smote! May the Eightfold Curse befall them! May...
... woe be unto such a traitor! May all the Powers be arranged against him! May all his works turn to dust! May all he cheri[shes] turn to ash! May his words fall silen[t on his to]ngue! May the Eight[fold Curse] befall him!
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