The Pit of Babel
by Kofi Nyameye From The Book of the Amranaiyeh (meaning unknown), known also as The Book of the Chronicles of the Conquests of Man (year of writing unknown), Chapters 25 to 30: CHAPTER 25 1 Now after the wars the world of men was of one nation and of one government, but much divided all the same (for the bonds that held them were weak); 2 And it came to pass, as the seas dried up and the sun was darkened in smoke, that they journeyed to the east and found there a plain with no name. 3 Then said they one to another: Go to, let us set now aside our grievances and dig ourselves a Pit, whose bottom shall reach even unto the core of the earth; and let us from it mine energy to sustain ourselves and our cities, lest we otherwise perish; 4 For the seas are dried up and the sun is darkened, and the sanctuary of the stars is yet beyond our reach. 5 So they gathered their strength and their Engines and in common purpose began to dig; and the name of the project was Babel. 6 Now Lucifer t...
