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FOR YOUR
ENLIGHTENMENT

THE PARABLE OF THE BITTER TEA

                                    Rev. Dr. Hypocrates Magoun, P.P.
                                            POEE PRIEST, Okinawa Cabal

When Hypoc was through meditating with St. Gulik, he went there into
the kitchen where he busied himself with preparing the feast and in
his endeavor, he found that there was some old tea in a pan left
standing from the night before, when he had in his weakness forgot
about its making and had let it sit steeping for twenty-four hours. 
It was dark and murky and it was Hypoc's intention to use this old tea
by diluting it with water.  And again in his weakness, chose without
further consideration and plunged into the physical labor of the
preparations.  It was then when deeply immersed in the pleasure of
that trip, he had a sudden loud clear voice in his head, saying, "It
is bitter tea that involves you so."  Hypoc heard the voice, but the
struggle inside intensified, and the pattern, previously established
with the physical laboring and the muscle messages coordinated and
unified or perhaps coded, continued to exert their influence and Hypoc
succumbed to the pressure and he denied the voice.

    And again he plunged into the physical orgy and completed the
task, and Lo, as the voice had predicted, the tea was bitter.

                               "The Five Laws have root in awareness."
                                    -- Che Fung (Ezra Pound, Canto 85)

The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved
exclusively for them that believe in it.  Further,
the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them
that believe in it on the supposition that
they'll go there if they don't.
            HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1