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30.3 And by the banks of these valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And

beyond those valleys I came towards the east.

31.1 And I saw another mountain on which there were trees, and there

flowed out water, and there flowed out from it, as it were, a nectar whose

name is styrax and galbanum.
31.2 And beyond this mountain I saw another mountain, and on it there

were aloe trees, and those trees were full of a fruit, which is like an almond,
and is hard.

31.3 And when they take this fruit it is better than any fragrance.
32.1 And after these fragrances, to the north, as I looked over the

mountains, I saw seven mountains full of fine nard, and fragrant trees of

cinnamon and pepper.

32.2 And from there, I went over the summits of those mountains, far away

to the east, and I went over the Red Sea, and I was far from it, and I went

over the Angel Zotiel.

32.3 And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, and I saw beyond those

trees many large trees growing there, sweet smelling, large, very beautiful

and glorious, the Trees of Wisdom, from which they eat and know great

wisdom.

32.4 And it is like the carob tree, and its fruit is like bunches of grapes on a

vine, very beautiful, and the smell of this tree spreads and penetrates afar.

32.5 And I said: "This tree is beautiful! How beautiful and pleasing is its

appearance!"

32.6 And the Holy Angel Raphael, who was with me, answered me and

said to me: "This is the Tree of Wisdom, from which your ancient father

and ancient mother, who were before you, ate and learnt wisdom; and their

eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they were

driven from the garden."

33.1 And from there I went to the ends of the earth, and I saw there large

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