"The tremendous, ceaseless light of yoʔ had never not been..."
“At once Shohepavi knew, ‘this is what Shov has revealed about how the djoʔ arose.'"
“What Ohepa had yet no reason to know is that…as Ohepa was the first mortal of the Palace of Cho, so Ohepa would be the last mortal of the Palace of Cho.”
“An entirely new set of doors unlocked and opened…the day these five friends discovered and began exploring…what would later be known as the capacity, the markers, and the facilitators of procreation.”
“What the Gods of the Palace of Cho had no way of knowing is that, since the birth of the choʔ…light radiating from the choʔ had poured steadily into the chuʔ. And, as the light of the choʔ entered the chuʔ, living replicas of the choʔ arose within that light-bathed chuʔ.”
“Djoze related, “Because all springs forth from the fountain, the fountain fulfills all. For the Good, five First [Gods], that which fulfills their desire arises upon their desire for it. For the Good, multitude of us New [Gods], our power is not such. So we go to the fountain… which gives power to all: Power Over Desire.”
“Edjoi asked, “The Dreamers who reached out, who only return in visions.. were these.. joyful visions..? did they seem.. at ease?” …Sovi answered, “Visions come and visions go.. Yet, where do they go..? Dreams come and dreams go.. Yet, where do they go..? My dissatisfaction waits for me. Yet, where will it wait for me when the dream ends? Gone.”