My Official Withdrawal Of Membership
Asmá 13, 157 B.E.
Even though the content of the letters and manuscripts which I composed and sent to the Auxiliary Board Member for Protection and other official addresses of the Heterodox Bahá’í administration during the past two years vividly articulated my personally held belief that the Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Baha’ must, by deeds and application, be recognized as the Charter of the New World Order, the Child of the Covenant, not merely by words or in theory, I have received no official word from the Heterodox Baha’i administration concerning my membership within that Baha’i community, namely membership #137661, Ross W. A. Campbell. The Maxwell Pilgrim Notes of Jan.-Mar. 1937 speak of the Dispensation of Baha’u'llah, as the “spiritual testament” of the first of our Guardians, Shoghi Effendi:
“There was a danger that the friends might misunderstand the Master’s Will, and thus the Dispensation of Baha’u'llah was written, Shoghi Effendi’s spiritual testament in detail. He has fixed in it the relations of things to each other. We cannot go beyond what he has defined. However, the second Guardian can interpret the “Dispensation” itself. He has the same promise to be the inspired interpreter. The Guardian is the interpreter, expounder of the Cause and the protector of the Cause.”…
pic : UHJ Building
“The Guardian can overrule a decision of the International House of Justice if he conscientiously feels it is not in accord with the teachings. This is the interpretive right. The second part of his part of his work is participation in the legislative body. All endowments, international and local, are to be deferred to the International House of Justice. The Guardian has no right whatsoever in these matters. He has the Huquq….” Of course, the Dispensation of Baha’u'llah eloquently speaks for itself, clearly defining the position of the Guardians in God’s Kingdom on Earth, which will be brought to accomplishment by mankind’s obedience to the Charter of the New World Order, the Will and Testament of `Abdu’l-Bahá, the Child of the Covenant. The continuing disobedience to that sacred Child of the Covenant, by the current Heterodox Bahá’í administration leaves me no alternative other than to officially withdraw my membership (#137661) as Bahá’í under the current Heterodox administration, while simultaneously presenting again the document which I sent to many addresses of Bahá’ís under the current Heterodox administration, which manuscript expresses my submission to the 3rd Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith:
The third Guardian , Joel B Marangella
Dear friends, It was mutually agreed between myself and a group of Heterodox Bahá’í believers which met together for discussion this afternoon and evening, that I should send out the attached statement openly declaring my submission to the 3rd Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, Joel Bray Marangella. It is correct that I here briefly include my reasons for that submission to the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith and they are these:
1. I have come to understand and believe that the Bahá’í Faith MUST have a Guardian living on Earth amongst us, because the Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Bahá, which was identified by the first Guardian of the Faith, Shoghi Effendi, as “the Charter of the New World Order”, provides for a Guardian.
2. I have believed and understand what Shoghi Effendi wrote on page 4 of The World Order of Bahá’u'lláh, that the Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Bahá and Bahá’u'lláh’s Most Holy Book, the Kitab-i-Aqdas, “are inseparable parts of one complete unit”, and thus the Will and Testament is Bahá’í Holy Writ, which only the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith is Divinely Authorized to interpret, no other person or group.
3. Concerning the Universal House of Justice, the Will and Testament says: “the guardian of the Cause of God is its sacred head and the distinguished member for life of that body.” The Will and Testament contains no thought or expression authorizing a headless Universal House of Justice.
4. The first Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, Shoghi Effendi, on page 56 of The Dispensation of Bahá’u'lláh wrote about “…instruments…which must for all time preserve the unity of the organized followers of the Faith of Bahá’u'lláh”. I believe that the Guardianship of the Bahá’í Faith, as defined and provided for in the Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Bahá, is one of those “instruments”, even an essential one.
5. I fully believe that the provision in the Will and Testament of `Abdu’l-Bahá for not only a living Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, but also for the institution the Hands of the Cause, appointed exclusively by the Guardian, as defined in the Will and Testament, is a provision, the neglect or rejection of which, seriously violates the Sacred Plan of Bahá’u'lláh for the Administration of the New World Order, as outlined and defined by that “Charter of the New World Order”, the immortal “Child of the Covenant”, the Will and Testament of `Abdu’l-Bahá.
Having discussed these matters with the Heterodox believers this afternoon and evening, they wrote a declaration which I signed, and it is as follows, with one additional expression here included as indicated:
I Ross Campbell would like to declare before all that I have accepted Joel Bray Marangella as the 3rd Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, appointed by the 2nd Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, Charles Mason Remey. Therefore, I also must believe that your UHJ established on Mt. Carmel in 1963, and all of the Hands of the Cause of God (of the large body of Baha’is, [my additional expression]) except Charles Mason Remey, are Covenant-breakers.
On the Orthodox Bahá’í Faith:
http://www.bahai-guardian.com/
http://www.rt66.com/~obfusa/council.htm
Also, please read the excommunication from the Heterodox tradition of the Bahá’í Faith made by the Universal House of Justice.
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Source : http://lavaleo.tripod.com/cgi-bin/membership.htm
Familiarity with a separated important group
The third Guardian , Joel B Marangella
Familiarity with a separated important group in Bahaism
After the demise of Shoughi Effendi as the first Guardian of bahaism , the bahais had no successor of Shoughi then Mr. Charles Mason Remey who was one of the most important figure of the hands of the Cause claimed that he was the second Guardian .
After that the bahais splited into two groups :
1) Those who affiliated to the UHJ in Haifa ( Israel ) .
2) The followers of Mason Remey who named themselves as Orthodox Bahai faith ( OBF ) .
The third Guardian , Joel B Marangella
Who are OBF ?
Please note that the Orthodox Bahai faith (OBF) has no affiliation with the bahai faith headquartered in Wilmette , Illinois or Haifa, Israel . The OBF believes the head of the faith is the living Guardian of the Cause , while the other group believes their sans-Guardian so-called Universal House of Justice is the head of the Faith and that there were no other Guardians after Shoughi Effendi.
The OBF believes that Shoughi Effendi was the first Guardian, but that he appointed Charles Mason Remey as the second Guardian , who later appointed Joel B. Marangella , the current third Guardian of the Cause .
Quick Links:
Introduction to the Orthodox Bahá’í Faith
The Third Guardian’s Web Site: www.bahai-guardian.com
USA National (Orthodox) Bahá’í Council’s Web Site: www.orthodoxbahai.com
Bahais are not permitted to teach in Israel
Bahais are not permitted to teach in Israel even after 150 years.Why?
How Universal is the Bahai Faith?
While studying the Bahai Faith, one is constantly led to believe that the Bahai Faith is the “new” Universal religion – a religion with universal laws; a religion which has replaced all faiths like Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam to name a few. Read any Bahai teaching material and this aspect hits you in the face – that the Bahai Faith is a Universal religion. Visit any Bahai web site and you will feel that the Bahai Faith is the “next big idea” when it comes to uniting religions and establishing a universal religion. This position has been hammered to such an extent that a novice to the Faith might actually start believing in it.
I have been a student of the Faith for some time – and would like to believe that I have dug deeper than even most Bahais in the quest for truth. And my studies have thrown up some amazing facts that contradict the very idea of Universality of the Bahai Faith.
What is the meaning of Universal Religion?
Before we move to my findings, I think it would not be out of place to first discuss what we mean by Universal religion. Without going into the dictionary meaning of “Universal”, the general understanding when we say that any religion is a Universal religion is that the religion is for all men wherever they may reside – that the laws of that Universal religion would be binding equally upon every human being irrespective of where he stayed, worked or traveled.
For example, Muslims consider Islam to be the final Universal Religion. And there are several reasons for that. Some of them are mentioned in the Quran itself. Sample these verses:
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا
‘Say: O people! surely I am the Apostle of Allah to you all’
(Sura Aaraf, verse 158)
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا
وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
‘We have not sent you but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not.’
(Sura Saba, verse 28 )
If a person accepts Islam, the laws of Islam would be binding upon him and from that very moment he would be expected to follow all rules of Islam. And this law has been the same since the time of the Holy Prophet of Islam (pbuh). Whenever a group of people accepted Islam, they were taught the rules of Islam (prayers etc) and were expected to follow those rules without exception no matter where they resided or which tribe/family they belonged to.
Is the Bahai Faith a Universal Religion?
Before answering that question, lets look at some of the Abrahamic faiths. We know that Judaism and Christianity introduced laws that were aimed at the entire Bani Israel. Laws applied to every Israelite without exception. Likewise, Islamic laws are applicable to all Muslims regardless of his race, colour, region, tribe, etc. All Muslims are equal in front of Allah and the only criterion on which a Muslim can hope to get a concession is piety.
إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
‘…surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the most pious…’
(Sura Hujarat, verse 13)
Or is it that the Bahais have a clandestine arrangement with Israel that in exchange of the permission to reside in Israel, the Bahais would not try and convert any Jews? And it is interesting that only Jews living in Israel are off-limits for Bahai missionaries. Christians and Muslims living in Israel are welcome targets for Bahais to introduce their ‘Universal’ doctrine.
With the existence of such an edict, how can one claim to be a Universal religion?
Some of my other amazing findings about the Faith include:
1. The laws of The Aqdas were not applicable to America as late as 1974! (Read the edict) 2. Some laws of The Aqdas were not applicable globally as late as 1999! (Read the edict)
Why were these laws not applicable universally? Why did it take 150 years for the laws to become applicable in a country like America?
For the benefit of my readers, here are a few more quotations,
“For your information, the people in Israel have access to factual information about the Faith, its history and general principles. Books concerning the Faith are available in libraries throughout Israel, and Israelis are welcome to visit the Shrines and the surrounding gardens. However, in keeping with a policy that has been strictly followed since the days of Bahá’u'lláh, Bahá’ís do not teach the Faith in Israel. Likewise, the Faith is not taught to Israelis abroad if they intend to return to Israel. When Israelis ask about the Faith, their questions are answered, but this is done in a manner which provides factual information without stimulating further interest.”
(Ref: The Universal House of Justice, 1995 Jul 23, Teaching Israelis)
“Whenever an Israeli citizen living in the West, irrespective of his background and religious affiliation, declares his belief and interest in becoming a member of the Bahá’í community, he should be informed that the Faith is not taught in Israel and that there is no Bahá’í community there apart from those who are associated with the Bahá’í World Center. He cannot be accepted into the Bahá’í community if he is planning to return to Israel to reside there.
“If he plans to continue to reside outside Israel, his enrollment can be accepted, but he will then be subject to the same restrictions about travel to Israel as any other Bahá’í, in that he could do so only with the express permission of the Universal House of Justice. In any event, the Universal House of Justice should be informed of any such declaration.
(Ref: Letter from the Universal House of Justice, dated October 20, 1994, to several National Spiritual Assemblies.”)
(Compilations, NSA USA – Developing Distinctive Baha’i Communities)
Conclusion
The Bahai Faith seeks to mislead humanity under the garb of being a Universal religion. Its laws even today are not globally applicable and depending upon its convenience, the UHJ releases edicts from time to time. If the Faith were truly global, then these laws would have been equally applicable to all individuals from the time of Bahaullah itself. Otherwise what this means is that Bahaullah left a legacy of an imperfect, evolving faith to his successors, which debunks the Bahai Faith’s claim of being the next progressive link to Islam. Islam as is evident from the Quranic verses was completed and perfected by Allah before the passing away of the Prophet (This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion – Surah Maidah, verse 3).
Having understood this, it is therefore surprising how Tahera Qazvini in Badasht claimed that “Islam was abrogated” that too by the Babi Faith, which was even more incomplete and evolving than the Bahai Faith. And was only Islam (a religion made perfect by Allah) that was abrogated or even other religions like Christianity and Judaism. Judaism certainly did not (and does not) seem to be abrogated a fact that is evident from the wariness of the Bahais to spread the Faith among the Jews residing in Israel. And if Judaism is not yet abrogated, then it stands to question how Christianity can be abrogated, since it is a consequence of Judaism and of course Islam abrogated Christianity. It is also pertinent to note if the Bahai Faith is more perfect than non-Abrahamic, polytheist faiths like Hinduism and Buddhism. In my interaction with my Hindu and Buddhist friends, especially from countries like India and Sri Lanka, I certainly don’t hear of the Bahai Faith openly suggesting that it has abrogated these religions in their own countries. For that matter it would be interesting to note what the Bahai Faith has to say to Christians in Rome or the Vatican or to Muslims in the Middle East! If the Bahai Faith is Universal, its message should go out unequivocally (and not in dissimulation – taqaiyya) to practioners of all faiths it claims to have abrogated. Else it should come out in the open and declare unequivocally, who is its real target audience. If it’s particularly the Muslims, then it should assert as much, and not dilute its call by roping in other faiths which in any case don’t seem to meet with the Bahai approval for full-fledged propagation and conversion.
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[ part 1 ]
The point which should be mentioned here before any other one is that in this research, our authorities are the original books of the leaders of this religion not the grandiloquent pamphlets nor the grandiloquent lectures of the bahai missionaries , because we want to discover the real feature of this ideology not its painted or distinguished one . These books were all written either in Arabic or in Persian, and only some of them have been translated into English or into other languages. (You will see that it was also advisable for them not to translate them.)Our documents in this article are from the very books published by national bahai publishing trust.
pic : Bahaullah
It is not so difficult for a researcher into the bahai works to become aware of the question of oneness of mankind from the point of view of bahaism, because in his earliest studies, he will soon come across an instance, of the orders which the leaders of this ideology give to their followers in numerous cases to fight against others. For instance, look into this instance in order to see what order Baha’u’llah, the founder of this religion gives to his followers.”0-bahais, be an inevitable chastisement for those who have not believed (in baha ism)[1].” That is, spare nothing to persecute them. He did not become content with this for expanding the division among men and issued another order , saying “0 my friends and 0 my choice people , hear my call ! if you have felt the smell of unbelief from any one less than what can be supposed, that is ,even less than a particle ,turn him away any more. This is an order which we have re-commended to you in all of our writings.[2]”
pic : Abdolbaha in Bahji
We see that in this order, a deep and expansive abyss of rancour and division has been created between the bahais and the others and does not allow the slightest contact to be made. Nevertheless, is there any possibility for unity among human groups? The sayings of Baha’u’llah in the recent document showed us that this recommendation had been made to his followers in “all the writings “, and by studying most documents ,these very saying are to be found again in other forms not more. Now then, it is not also bad to cast a glance at the manifestation of these orders in the acts of the leaders of this religion and see how this very morale, of conflict and division is practically effected and what the consequences of causing this disunion are and whether their acts also confirm the result of our research into their saying or not.
An investigation of the life history of the leaders of this religion put at our disposal the conclusion that they are truly perfect examples of these programs , because we see that everywhere, they perform their duties well as agents of disunion . “Bab” (the gate) , the first link of this chain ,who is the founder of babism and who is called the herald of babism, invited his followers to riot and fight against Muslims in his earliest orders through promulgating his religion. In this manner, he caused some of the Iranians who had turned to him to be killed. Baha’u’llah, the founder of bahaism , was expelled from Iran and was exiled to
Iraq as the result of the plots which he had woven against the then government. The account of the riot and frequent conflicts which he and his followers had brought about in Najaf and Karbela-the important cities of Iraq needs a voluminous book so that we may be able to write its account completely. He was exiled to Istanbul as the result of these measures causing conflict. There also, his riotous acts, which still continued, caused him together with a group of his adherents to be exiled to Adrena. The conflicts and massacres caused by the bahais in Adrena induced the then government to send them away to Akka.
References :
[1] – Baha’u’llah , The Book Majmu-i Alwah , p.216.
[2] – The Book Asrar al-Ather-i Khususi, vol.4, p.126.
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[ Part 2 ]
You may ask yourself what bahaollah did in these various cities that no land was able to endure his riotous acts any more after a while. It is not bad to choose an instance and set to analyze the nature of his hostile behavior ,an investigation of his life show that there is no need to go so far as to choose this instarce that is ,he or those who had suffered. These hostilities –and choose unknown individuals. Who is the nearest person to Bahaollah ? His family ? How is it to choose his brother from among his family? He who lived, was trained and was intimate with him .an analysis of his behavior towards his brother will be an expressive example of the of the nature of these acts , so that we will find out through it that he who was not able to establish a friendly relation and unity between his brother and him but had brought about hostility and conflict instead what kind of behavior did he have towards others? Bahaollah’s brother called Mirza yahya ,who had been appointed by Bab as his successor ,took charge of the leadership of the babis.
Bahaollah also surrendered to him as, the others and managed his affairs as a believer in him and executed his commands as his agent. ”The matters which he wrote during this period are full of expressions devotion of to Mirza Yahya subh-i Azal and of the announcement of his obedience to him,” [3] until after a while , a dispute arose between his brother & him over the leadership of the followers and the fire of struggle for power began to blaze . Bahaollah abandoned obedience to Mirza Yahya’s orders and re-presented himself as the envoy of god and proclaimed his leadership to the bahais .This claim, which was contradictory with the beliefs of the followers of and sayings of bad, caused disunion among the babis and in this manner , a conflict broke out between Mirza yahya and Bahaollah and consequently among their followers.
In this conflict all human questions, including ‘politeness’ and ‘etiquette’ were forgotten and ruined. Bahaollah called his brother “lamb”[4], “satan”[5] and entitled him “bull”[6]. He abused him under the name “deceptive snake”[7] and called his followers “dogs”[8] and considered their sayings the calls of the “wolf” and of the “pig”[9]. At this time, the two brothers began also to disclose their hidden secrets, and as a result, the secrets were divulged and many of the concealed guilts and unspeakable sins and defects hidden from the sight of the public were disclosed.
The disunion and conflict between the two brothers and among their followers did not cease in the course of abuse and betrayal, and after a while, the followers of Bahaollah began to massacre the adherent of Mirza yahya at his command. They trapped the opponents through foul plots and swooped down on and murdered them. [10]
Bahaollah had a sister called “madame iziyah”, who wrote a book entitled “awakening the sleepy”. She points to the inhuman massacres of the bahais in various parts of this book and names many of the people who had been killed through cutting off their necks or ripping their belleys, or suffocating them in the river ,or shooting them because of not believing in Bahaollah .
It is not a discussion of the inhuman acts of this group .the aim of our investigation has not been to prepare a report of these crimes, because only a list of them will form a voluminous book. We wanted only to see how this ideology , which claims to be divine , has met need of men for unity and solidarity.
Ishrag khavari ( Reference : 10 )
We saw that the foundation of this religion was essentially built upon opposition to unity and correlation. The instance of the “family” clarified many points to us. Because we know that the family is the smallest and most correlative organ of society and the cornerstone of the high mansion of “oneness of mankind”. Now if anyone dose not want and is not also able to establish unity in this small unit but on the contrary , brings about an abusive and bloody conflict instead of it, he will never think of “oneness of mankind” and will make no effort to create it. Rather he will make an effort to destroy it as far as he can. We are not exaggerating, because if we see such an order from Bahaollah , what can it be called but an attempt to prevent the approach of nations and the unity of humanity.
“It has not been allowed to associate with, talk to and meet those who have not believed in bahaism “[12]
This saying may have surprised you that how it is possible for a group of people to follow such orders in this age of enlightenment, while various efforts are begin made for the approach of nations to one another .you may consider the matter so absurd as not to believe it. Now then, consider the other saying of Bahaollah for more assurance: “lo! Know that god has even prohibited the bahais from meeting the unbelievers.”[13]
Can it be still doubted ? Can the disunion caused by this ideology be doubted? Can it be considered a divine ideology, while all revealed religions have offered numerous programs for men’s correlation not for their division? The answer rests with aware consciences. By the way, it is not also unfit in the end to point to a funny saying. You may have also heard it. The bahais ,that is ,the followers of his holiness Bahaollah ,that is ,the executors of the anti –unity commands hold conferences, circulate pamphlets and they say and write in them for propagating their ideology that the oneness of the world of humanity is one of the teachings of bahaism.
We want to observe politeness and remove the ironical smile from our lips, but what is to be done in contrast to this deceitful lie, ? By the way ,do they consider their audience unaware and sophisticated people ,who accept everything blindly and say nothing in contrast to any lie, or treachery? Have they supposed that they will never have access to the original texts of bahaism and will never disclose their lies?
It is an optimistic probability to say that the people saying this are themselves unaware of the facts and do not know bahaism a duty upon our shoulders : the duty of acquainting them with the they may decide after acquaintance through proper awareness of truth-seeking conscience and come under the bondage of such commands.
We have found it our duty to clarify these facts so that the road of men towards correlation and unity may become cleared from any obstacle. We warmly welcome any question or discussion . Please help us in the cause of uniting men, too.
Looking forward to receiving your comments or those of your baha’i friends.
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References :
3- Bahaollah , the book igdi, p.195.
4- the book asrar al-athar-i khususi , vol4 p.197.
5- ibid .,vol.4,p101.&
Ibid .,vol.5,p.346.
6- bahaollah , the book badi , p.772.
7-The book asrar al-ather-I khususi , vol.4, p.34
8&9- The book asrar ai-ather-I khususi, vol. 5 , p.177.
10- Ishrag khavari,abdol hamid,taqvim-I tarkikh-I amr ,p.245.
Taqvim –I trikh amr, p.245.
11- Iziy-I khanum , tanbih al-naimin .
pp .15-16
12- maidah asmani , vol.8, p.74.
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The claims of Bahaism :
The claims of Bahaism in regard to its relation to the movement for peace and arbitration require consideration.
Abdul Baha at Boston [1] said: “Baha UlIah spread the teaching of Universal Peace sixty years ago, when it was not even thought of by the people. He sent tablets to kings advising this.” He wrote to Mr. Smiley of Lake Mohonk, “The matter of International Peace 
was instituted by His Highness, Baha Ullah, sixty years ago in Persia.” Dreyfus [2] says:
“Long before these ideas, i. e., peace, brotherhood and arbitration, had taken form among
us, at a time when the Bab himself had sometimes excused the use of arms for the propagation of religion, Baha Ullah had made these high principles the one basis of his religion.” Remey [3] states this claim yet more strongly, saying: “Peace, arbitration, in fact universal civilization were unthought-of when over half a century ago these teachers (Baha Ullah and Abdul Baha) announced their message.” Again, “Christ states that His dispensation is to be a militant one, which would be followed by another of peace. Baha Ullah has now brought that peace to the world. He is the Prince of Peace who has established the foundations of peace on earth.” [4] Now as to the facts. Bahaism certainly does advocate peace and arbitration, in common with Tolstoism, socialism and many schools of thought.
Baha said to Professor Browne at Acca, in 1886: “This fruitless strife these ruinous wars shall pass away and the Most Great Peace shall come. These strifes and this bloodshed and discord must cease and all men be as one kindred and one family.” In accordance with this, Abdul Baha declares [5] universal peace and an international Court of Arbitration to be fundamental principles of Bahaism. The Court will be called the House of Justice and will be composed entirely of Bahais. “Disputes will find a final sentence of absolute justice . . . before the Bahai House of Justice. War will be suppressed.” [6]
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1. S.W., July 13, 1923, p. 122.
2. “The Universal Religion.”
3. Bahai Movement,” p. 75.
4. Page 54. In Dealy’s “Dawn of Knowledge,” the chapter on Baha Ullah is entitled “Prince of Peace.”
5. S.W, vol. IV, pp. 6, 8 and 254.
6. “Answered Questions,” p. 74;” Tablet of the World,” p. 28.
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