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The Elder's Vessel.


The restless men begged the wreck per the sphere, begs he (the elder) keep the vessel steered; elements wept, endless deeps end. Men screech—”we reeled the men we met per the bed. Even then, restless men—we meet the end?” The elder screeches “these secret genders pester we, these men test the sphere’s scepter! Men jest me! Thee sneers the restless men!” The peers see the end—except men sneered the elder, even bets emerged. Even then—he neglecteth the sneer. The elder’s leg referenced the men—pester, jester, even secret. Even then—he entered the sheep, the deer, the bees, even the geese—between the vessel. Men deemed the elder demented. Even sneered per the cheek. The elder perfected the vessel—the restless men resembled the drench—beseeches the wrecked sphere meets end! The men per sneer ended, the men met the end, The elder’s leg rests. The drenches—deeper per—screech met the end crest. The deep trenches end—the vessel settles—the ebb rests. The elder, the begetter, the breeder, then the wedded she, stepped thence the vessel. The bees, deer, geese, sheep, then the rest, stepped thence next. Hence, the seed extends the sphere. --- ANNOTATION --- [The first paragraph takes place during the flood. The elder is Noah during Noah’s ark. The restless men is angels] The restless men [angels] begged the wreck per [of] the sphere, begs he (the elder) keep the vessel [boat] steered; elements wept [elements mean water in this case, wept means there is a lot of it], endless deeps end [so much water that deep abysses ‘deeps’ get filled] . Men screech—”we reeled the men we met per the bed [sleeping with]. Even then, restless men—we meet the end?” [‘the men we met per the bed’ means homosexuality. This is here because humanity normalizes it too much] The elder screeches “these secret genders pester we [LGBTQ+, or ‘secret genders’ in this era confuses and angers the elder] , these men test the sphere’s scepter! [The “sphere’s scepter” means God, since scepter means king/monarch/royal. This means that they are testing god.] Men jest me! [This means that Noah thinks that humans (not just men) are a joke from their sins] Thee sneers the restless men! [this is joking about the angels/heaven/God] “ The peers see the end—except men sneered the elder [They think the man is crazy], even bets emerged [So confident in fact that they would be willing to bet on it]. Even then—he neglecteth the sneer [he didn’t mind it]. The elder’s leg referenced the men—pester, jester, even secret [It means that the elder’s leg is tired from work.]. Even then—he entered the sheep, the deer, the bees, even the geese [The elder puts all the animals in the ark]—between the vessel. Men deemed the elder demented [They think he is crazy]. Even sneered per the cheek [They made fun of him in front of his face]. The elder perfected the vessel [He finished it]—the restless men [angels] resembled the drench [They are sad , like the tears of water of the end of the world and the sin of the world]—beseeches [begs] the wrecked sphere [this means earth is wrecked, or wicked, or horrible.] meets end! The men per sneer ended [their joking ended once they found out it was real], the men met the end [They died], The elder’s leg rests [He can sit down and relax now]. The drenches—deeper per screech [the screeches come from the men, and it means it is getting only deeper and deeper]—met the end crest [bottom of earth] The deep trenches end [it stops raining]—the vessel settles [the ark stops moving as it hits the mountain]—the ebb rests [an ebb is the receding movement of the ocean tide, its receding]. The elder [Noah], the begetter [Noah’s father], the breeder [Noah’s mother], then the wedded she [Noah’s wife] stepped thence the vessel [Stepped out the ark]. The bees, deer, geese, sheep, then the rest [All animals], stepped thence next. Hence, the seed extends the sphere [The seed is ‘the wedded she’ , reference to biology and Genesis 3:15] [It may read like it, but it is not about fallen angels.]
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PersonalThemeAbstract

Abstract biblical allegory with philosophical judgement; personal only via Noah's perspective

SparseMeasureDense

Extremely dense; multiple layered ideas per line, theological concepts interwoven throughout

DarkSentimentBright

Strongly negative; apocalyptic destruction, divine punishment, condemnation, despair permeate

StillEnergyExplosive

High kinetic intensity; repeated 'screech', harsh consonants, urgent biblical chaos language

MicroLengthEpic

Five stanzas of 2-4 lines each; approximately 45 lines total

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Highly ornamented; extended metaphors, personification, complex symbolic language throughout

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Primarily lyric Noah voice; some narrative arc of ark-building; dramatic elements via dialogue

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