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which is seen where it reaches up with the heaviness and weight of earth, and then is discerned in the plain 1 accompanied by the dragging of the whirling wind which would carry it afar to settle like that which is owing to dust ; it (the atmosphere) is called Andarvâê ('the intermediate air'), and the wind is a whirlwind. 8. As the water is lighter, and owing to the more strongly dragging wind on the ocean than that which exists on the plain, so, also, the water from the ocean is much more in proportion, and transportable farther up than the dust from the plain. 9. And as in the midst of a plain a medium whirlwind of wind is expanded into the wide plain by a medium dragging of the wind, and plenty of much buffeting is the violence of the dragging of winds, a whirlwind of wind which is seen very lofty and large is unknown ; so, also, one is ignorant of what is spreading among the movements of the sea. 10. The water of that full and abundant flowingwhich is through the power and glory of the heavenly angels and Tistar's control of the work—is blown up, both by the well-characterised water-drawing power, and also by the force of various kinds, the dragging, and upward blowing of the winds, into the atmosphere; and thence it rains the complete rain, as they have recounted from observation and much full evidence.
11. The demon who resists the doings of Tistarand the glorious Tistar, meeting him, properly drives back such improper resistance of his-is
i Referring to the frequent small whirlwinds, sweeping up the dust, which accompany every complete change of wind in dry climates.
3 K35 omits the first two letters of a frâ, dust,' by mistake.
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