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2769 A.D./P.E.D…. Second Earth… The children arose at the same time as those of the Order. There were chores to be completed, such as gathering greens and roots from the garden, collecting eggs from the birdhouse, and compiling whatever needed to be laundered that day. At the second tolling of the bell, all met in the Prayer Room. There were a few wooden benches for those whose bodies no longer allowed them to be seated on the floor. Two hours were spent here in meditation and prayer. It was not uncommon for mala bracelets and necklaces to be used as mantras were repeated, scriptures memorized, or hymns sung quietly. The last few minutes were reserved for the High Holy One to address those present, as some had duties elsewhere, an interpretation of an entry from a sacred text in which t
