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In the beginning there was an egg and nothing else. The egg was the
universe but there were no heavens and no earth, just
.
From the darkness, the first creature was
.
His name was Pangu and he slept in the darkness for many thousands of years.
Over these year he grew and grew until eventually he was a
and was so big that he awoke and
the egg. All of the light parts flew up and became the
and all of the heavy parts sank and became the
.
Pangu was frightened that they would connect so he pushed them apart.
Once he had finished he was so
that he began to die. As he died his body began to change and his breath
became the wind and clouds and his voice the
.
His eyes became the sun and
and
his limbs the
and valleys. His blood formed the rivers and seas and his hair became the
plants and trees. His bones changed to become rocks and his sweat became
the
and dew. The parasites on his body became all the animals and humans.
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