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BOOK FOUR

CHAPTER 126
1. AND Mary continued again and said unto Jesus: "In what type is the outer darkness; or
rather how many regions of chastisement are there in it?"

2. And Jesus answered and said unto Mary: "The outer darkness is a great dragon, whose

tail is in his mouth, outside the whole world and surrounding the whole world. And
there are many regions of chastisement within it. There are twelve mighty
chastisement-dungeons and a ruler is in every dungeon and the face of the rulers is
different one from another.

3. "And the first ruler, who is in the first dungeon, hath a crocodile's face, whose tail is in
his mouth. And out of the jaws of the dragon cometh all ice and all dust and all cold and
all different diseases. This [is] he who is called with his authentic name in his region
'Enchthonin.'
4. "And the ruler who is in the second dungeon,--a cat's face is his authentic face. This [is]
he who is called in his region 'Charachar.'

5. "And the ruler who is in the third dungeon,--a dog's face is his authentic face. This [is] he
who is called in his region 'Archarōch.'
6. "And the ruler who is in the fourth dungeon,--a serpent's face is his authentic face. This
[is] he who is called in his region 'Achrōchar.'

7. "And the ruler who is in the fifth dungeon,--a black bull's face is his authentic face. This
[is] he who is called in his region 'Marchūr.'
8. "And the ruler who is in the sixth dungeon,--a wild boar's face is his authentic face. This
[is] he who is called in his region 'Lamchamōr.'
9. "And the ruler who is in the seventh dungeon,--a bear's face is his authentic face. This
[is] he who is called in his region with his authentic name 'Luchar.'

10. "And the ruler of the eighth dungeon,--a vulture's face is his authentic face, whose name
in his region is called 'Laraōch.'
11. "And the ruler of the ninth dungeon,--a basilisk's face is his authentic face, whose name
in his region is called 'Archeōch.'

12. "And in the tenth dungeon is a multitude of rulers, and every one of them hath seven
dragon's heads in his authentic face. And he who is over them all is in his region with his
name called Xarmarōch.'
13. "And in the eleventh dungeon is a multitude of rulers,--and every one of them hath
seven cat-faced heads in his authentic face. And the great one over them is called in his
region Rōchar.'

14. "And in the twelfth dungeon is an exceedingly great multitude of rulers, and every one
of them hath seven dog-faced heads in his authentic face. And the great one over them