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                         DOGMA III - HISTORY #2, "COSMOGONY"
           which is not the same as DOGMA I - METAPHYSICS #2, "COSMOLOGY"
       
           In the beginning there was VOID, who had two daughters; one (the 
       smaller) was that of BEING, named ERIS, and one (the larger) was of 
       NON-BEING, named ANERIS.  (To this day, the fundamental truth that 
       Aneris is the larger is apparent to all who compare the great number 
       of things that do not exist with the comparatively small number of 
       things that do exist.)
       
           Eris had been born pregnant, and after 55 years (Goddesses have an 
       unusually long gestation period - longer even than elephants), Her 
       pregnancy bore the fruits of many things.  These things were composed 
       of the Five Basic Elements, SWEET, BOOM, PUNGENT, PRICKLE AND ORANGE.  
       Aneris, however, had been created sterile.  When she saw Eris enjoying 
       Herself so greatly with all of the existent things She had borne, 
       Aneris became jealous and finally one day she stole some existent 
       things and changed them into non-existent things and claimed them as 
       her own children.  This deeply hurt Eris, who felt that Her sister was 
       unjust (being so much larger anyway) to deny Her her small joy.  And 
       so She made Herself swell again to bear more things.  And She swore 
       that no matter how many of her begotten that Aneris would steal, She 
       would beget more.  And, in return, Aneris swore that no matter how 
       many existent things Eris brought forth, she would eventually find 
       them and turn them into non-existent things for her own.  (And to this 
       day, things appear and disappear in this very manner.)