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And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
Arcana Coelestia # 810
810. 'From man to beasts, to creeping things, to birds of the air' 1 means the nature of the evil of those people - 'man' the nature itself, 'beasts' desires, 'creeping things' pleasures, 'birds of the air' 1 derivative falsities. This is clear from the meaning of all of these, dealt with already. Consequently there is no need to pause over them here.
Notas de rodapé:
1. literally, bird of the heavens (or the skies)
