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Pangu |
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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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