THE FOURTH BOOK OF APES, CALLED
GODS
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FIRST BOOK OF LIES
The priests start smilingThe Gods get bored
Chapter 5
And so the Gods smiled upon the tribe for a time. and gave out plenty of rain,
2And plenty of good crops, and a lot of bountiful things from the good earth,
3And plenty of things taken from other tribes, including heads and other body parts,
4aAnd the apes were happy to know that the Gods were on their side, and they worshiped them often, saying,
5“Thank you, great Gods, for all you have given us,
6b“Hosanna, hallelujah, hooray.”
7And the priests csmiled a great deal all the time.
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