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Before God manifested Himself, when all things were still hidden in Him... He began by forming an imperceptible point that was His own thought. With this thought He then began to construct a mysterious and holy form... the Universe.

Albert Pike

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Albert Pike
Age: 81 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1891
Died: April 2
Lawyer
Boston
Massachusetts
A. Pike
Universe
Forming
Form
Construct
Thought
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Stills
Hidden
Still
Mysterious
Things
Began
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Imperceptible
Point
Manifested

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