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And God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it. Genesis 1:28. Oh, Lord, from that first time you spoke we have happily obeyed, have done exactly as you asked--willingly, gratefully, urgently-- increasing for all our worth, oh, Lord, like fleas in a carpet, like rats in a corn bin, and still we carry on--joyously, thoughtlessly, endlessly--fanning and quenching the flames: connecting, conjuncting, consorting, doing what it takes to ever more rapidly multiply him made in your image, oh, Lord, following your edict at every opportunity, filling the earth and doing our utmost to thwart those godless who would hinder the process. And, trust me, oh, Lord, we will not rest until our world is utterly subdued, teeming chock-a-block and cheek-to-jowl with sacred human life, oh, Lord, and what could be better than that?
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