All things began in Order, so shall they end, and so shall they begin …

Thomas Browne
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All things began in Order, so shall they end, and so shall they begin again, according to the Ordainer of Order, and the mystical mathematicks of the City of Heaven. ✨ 'The Garden of Cyrus' (1658) ch. 5
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All things began in Order, so shall they end, and so shall they begin again, according to the Ordainer of Order, and the mystical mathematicks of the City of Heaven. ✨ 'The Garden of Cyrus' (1658) ch. 5

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