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                       of the fourth aeon, because I call upon ... .'




                   20. When you have finished saying these defences the archons of the fourth aeon will
                       withdraw to the west to the left. But you (will) proceed upwards.




                   21. When you reach the fifth aeon, … and … and … will come before you.
                   22. Seal yourselves with this seal:
                   23. This is its name: ... Say it once only.
                   24. Hold this cipher: 5369 in your hands.
                   25. When you have finished sealing yourselves with this seal and you have said its name

                       once only, say these defences also:
                   26. 'Withdraw yourselves ... , ... , ... , because I call upon ... .'
                   27. When you have finished saying these defences the archons of the fifth aeon will
                       withdraw and will flee to the west to the left. But you (will) proceed upwards.




                   28. When you reach the sixth aeon which is called the Little Midst, for it belongs to the six
                       aeons which have believed. But the archons of those places have a little goodness
                       within them, because the archons of those places have believed.


                   29. The archons of the Little Midst ... come before you, thinking that perhaps you
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