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Chapter 9 - Masonic and Anti-Masonic Literature 797<br />

water, air, and fire, and to the three letters <strong>of</strong> the Hebrew alphabet mem, aleph,<br />

and schin. <strong>The</strong> two circles on the porch <strong>of</strong> the temple are the columns Jachin and<br />

Boaz.<br />

On the patch on the next page, we can see how Hiram Abiff teaches the<br />

stonemasons to make a Perfect Ashlar out <strong>of</strong> a Rough Ashlar. <strong>The</strong> mason sitting<br />

before his work and holding his working tools, the mallet and the chisel, has<br />

understood what he has crafted: the "perfect man." We have learned that the<br />

Perfect Ashlar stands for the improved character.

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