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Once upon a time there was a tree. And in the middle of the tree there grew a garden. And the tree was great. And the tree was good. And the tree was life. From this garden came forth much fruit. And the garden was great. And the garden was good. And the garden was love. Among the fruit there lived a people who freely lived, freely loved. And the fruit was great. And the fruit was good. And the fruit was joy. The offspring of the people were their many deeds—deeds of their life, deeds of their love, deeds of their joy. And their deeds went forth into the earth. And the people were great. And the people were good. And the people were peace. The deeds became manifest and acquired voice. And the deeds were great. And the deeds were good. And the deeds were patient. The voice went out over the waters, and when the voice came to rest on water, the water divided and became earth. And the voice was great. And the voice was good. And the voice was kind. The land rose to meet the feet of the children of the tree wherever they were pleased to go, and they did wander far and wide, and of themselves they did fill the earth. And the land was great. And the land was good. And the land was pleasant. As far as the people did roam, they continued to eat of the tree, for it was always with them in every tree, every garden. They raised their hands to take and eat from the living tree. They bowed their heads to freely drink from the living water. They closed their eyes to deeply breathe from the living wind. As far as the people did roam, they continued to feast on each other, for they were always together in every heart, every eye, every hand. They had their fill of holy touch, supped on the meat of hearty deeds, and drank deep the voice that took on form. And the world was great. And the world was good. And the world was faithful and true. The world became more great and mighty, and it overcame all. Every place encountered came to life, and willingly and freely offered its dignity, its beauty, and its strength. And the world was great. And the world was good. And the world was meek. The way of the world became known far and wide. And the people of the way gave this name to the tree of the way: the one who was, the one who is, the one who will be. And the way was great. And the way was good. And the way was enough.