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When Yug was Yug no more men said unto Alhireth-Hotep: "Be thou our prophet, and be as wise as Yug."
And Alhireth-Hotep said: "I am as wise as Yug. " And men were very glad.
And Alhireth-Hotep said of Life and Death: "These be the affairs of Alhireth-Hotep. " And men brought gifts to him.
One day Alhireth-Hotep wrote in a book: "Alhireth-Hotep knoweth All Things, for he hath spoken with Mung."
And Mung stepped from behind him, making the sign of Mung, saying: "Knowest thou All Things, then, Alhireth-Hotep? " And Alhireth-Hotep became among the Things that Were.