Perhaps indeed Jehovah is not dead,
But mere retir'd, withdrawn or otherwise
Contracted hath, as Zohar subtle saith,
His Essence Infinite; and, Epicurean, waits
The outcome vast with vast indifference. (James Blish)

Perhaps indeed Jehovah is not dead, But mere retir'd, withdrawn or otherwise Contracted hath, as Zohar subtle saith, His Essence Infinite; and, Epicurean, waits The outcome vast with vast indifference.

James Blish

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