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Dragons of the Bible
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DRAGONS OF THE BIBLE Andtheparchedgroundshallbecomeapool,andthethirstyland springsofwater;inthehabitationofdragons,whereeachlay, shallbegrasswithreedsandrushes. ISAIAH35:7 Theirscalesarehidden deeperthananySumeriangrave, deeperthanice-agesilverveins, intheworldGodcouldn’tbring himselftomake. Wefindtheirghostsintheclouds: blank,shifty,enormous. Dragonsneverjoinus onWisconsin’swetsurface, whereit’shumidallsummer, asifsomeone—orsomething— largewerebreathing theherbstolife. Ourmintmultiplies asdragonsdrift onthecuspofheat, butneverquiteflesh. Wedon’twantournecks tornup,thoughwetellourselves we’reexceptional—thatiftheydescend, they’llseeusaskin, sinceourlungsaregreywithsmoke fromoilandcoal. SomewhereGodends— andtheredragonsspread theirwingslikealiving 21 Bibleinthedarksky overthelightsky overourheads. 22 ...