The Stories of Thoth and Ma'at:
The Neter News
Gossip Report: For Mature
Audiences Only!
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THOTH:
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Yes, believe it or not, amazingly
enough now, we have to be delicate about
the things we tell you, and how we tell
you, so we
can be kind about the impact the news
may have on you.
And we even, as you've just seen, talk
in whispers and secrets, to hide things
from one another. Yes?
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MA'AT:
Yes. In this density it is so.
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MA'AT KHU now appears, as THOTH remains onstage.
Near him diagrams -- the temple plan, the chakras
of OSIRIS, etc. -- appear on the walls of the Space.
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| THOTH:
(To
CELEBRANTS:)
You see how it is now? Ever since
Set invented lying when he tricked Osiris into the box, we have more
wiggly little ways around the truth. I distract Isis so the
latest news won't cause her pain. I improvise poetry
to cover what I fly up here beyond the Queen's ears
to tell you.
And yes, as the engineers are reminding me, by all means,
if you'd like to assist us in finishing this temple,
we'd be most grateful for your help.
Now. You've already figured out which part
of the King's body is still missing. All together
now, Yes! The Penis. What else could it be? How
are Isis and Osiris going to do the act of love
if the King's penis is missing? This is what we
call a complication in the play.
The two lovers, the King and the Queen, as I was starting
to tell you, can create if they must from
the force of their union, from their sheer intention, a penis of pure light
and energy to link their bodies. They don't need
to be joined anymore by a penis of flesh to open their son's
spirit. Their intention is enough. And this is just as well. We've heard from the river Neters and
the animals
as we go that Osiris' penis has actually been eaten by someone
in the river. Some crocodile or quick fish in there is feeling
complete bliss at this moment, and smelling so much like the
King's own rose tree that Anubis will soon find
him. Do you feel as uncomfortable about this as I do? Imagine.
The acting prime minister of Egypt has to fly inside a cloud
here in order to conceal from the Queen, but report to you,
the latest news about the search for the King's penis.
Who has it? Will we interview fish? No, not yet, thank heaven.
I hope it isn't true that in this realm what goes around comes
around all the time, so my punishment for talking
so much in the first part of this story is that now I have
to report this junk news in order to pay the cosmic debt.
Yah! Live and aspire to learn!
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Then let me take it.
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MA'AT KHU vanishes. MA'AT enters and crosses
to THOTH.
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| THOTH:
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You don't mind?
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| MA'AT:
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Of course not.
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This material is so impure by your standards.
I don't believe it deserves the Goddess of Truth
herself.
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| MA'AT:
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Who else can tell it without laughing or going
for the cheap, easy angle?
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Thank you. Time to aerate the quills.
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THOTH exits, then his KHU appears
and dips his wings toward MA'AT as he
flies away.
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MA'AT:
The truth is that jokes about the King's
missing penis are bubbling through the kingdom like fruit flies. (ENSEMBLE Background:
whispers and laughter.) Everybody has one. No flat sandstone
or piece of clay bigger than a baby's fist is safe
from having something scratched on it about the crocodile with
the smile, or the royal sentry
and his river vacation, or the snake that loved to look at the
stars. This was the time when gossip infected many people, and
they fell into silliness. The human mind began to go dim as the mouth
got faster. From now.
Where you go from here in the play depends on whether you
want gratification now, or whether you're willing
to wait for the truth. If you want to go
straight to Penis Watch on Neter News,
we can't stop you, and we have to give you the link
below.
But please be kind enough to give my husband a rest
with this before he finds out the truth and has
to break it to Anubis.
Why not elevate the mind? Right next to you, the
newest temple of Osiris is nearly ready for consecration. We suggest that
you at least put in an appearance there. Especially
if you like to sing. A special thinks to all you
Celebrant Builders who've helped us put this pylon
up.
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MA'AT crosses to the TEMPLE PYLON to join
the others in the DJED CEREMONY.
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