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102<br />
Guardians of the Seal<br />
must attend to Farida.” He brought the object up to face level. “I have set up a<br />
barrier, now it is safe to activate your seals.”<br />
He began to recite the words:<br />
Out of the east<br />
Out of Eden<br />
Four flow as one<br />
One parts into four<br />
Baruch, Baruch<br />
Arise and flow<br />
Then each man clasped his hands together.<br />
“Gihon!” Benzahr called.<br />
“Pishon!” Lex exclaimed.<br />
Eldad's “Tigris!” followed.<br />
As each man spoke, streams of light began to appear from the tattoo on his<br />
chest. The three lost their earthly clothes and became clad in flaming white<br />
armour. Gabriel spoke the name of the last seal, Euphrates. As he did, his<br />
garments changed into a fiery white armour that was brighter than that of the<br />
other men, and great white wings unfurled on his back. From within his<br />
garment, he produced the Keystone and placed it at the centre of the table.<br />
Each of the three men proceeded to touch it with both hands. As the final hand<br />
touched it, there was a burst of blazing light from the keystone, and then the<br />
portal opened. Together, the three carried their companion into Heaven.<br />
Lucan woke up with a start. He could not understand why he had been having<br />
the same dream for almost a month. It was not a nightmare. If anything, it left<br />
him feeling great. In it, he found himself wrestling a man for what seemed like<br />
an eternity. Then the man would touch his leg and his hip would shift, but he<br />
would feel no pain. Then the man stretched his hand to give him something but<br />
before the thing touched his hand, he would see that the face of the man he
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