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 HEN THE GROUP OP PLAYERS came into the house, they were hardly noticed, for everyone was still occupied with the reawakened Tullia.
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A few consoled her, while others busied themselves about her and were concerned lest she have another relapse and die.
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Mary and Eudokia also waited on her and brought her a number of morsels and refreshments,
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while the sons of Joseph, including James, were busy preparing the evening meal.
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Only Joseph and Jonathan sat in the side room on a straw bench and discussed various things out of the past,
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and they were also the only ones who noticed those that entered, then arose, went toward Cyrenius and the little Child and received them in the most cordial manner.
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Hereupon the little Child went right over to Joseph and inquired of him,
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'How much longer will the fools still comfort and restore the reawakened Tullia?
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She has been quite normal for some time and will not die again before her appointed time; what are the fools trying to do?'
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Joseph replied, 'What do we care? Let them have their pleasure, for we are not losing anything by it!'
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And the little Child retorted, 'That is obviously true, and I will not pay much attention to it -
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but I would say that this is also true: if the awakened Tullia already deserves so much admiration, the Awakener should not be forgotten either!'
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Joseph said, 'You are right, my little Son; but what are we to do?
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If I declare You to be the unfailing Awakener, that would be betraying You before Your time to those who are still far from knowing You!
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And if You wondrously breathed such recognition into their soul, they would then come under judgment!
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So let us leave them as they are, and we shall secretly harmonize with each other here in spirit and in truth.
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For when they have gaped their fill and consoled the Romaness to the limit, then they will no doubt come over and join us."
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And the little Child said, 'Here is still another picture of the future.
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For those who profess to be of our faith will consort with the dead Romaness because of the things of this world,
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and much will be made of Mary among the Romans and by the Romaness.
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Just the same, those who claim our faith will not be our followers, but rather what they are now, namely pagans, and will not honor Me, but only Mary!
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And My true followers will remain small and inconspicuous in the world at all times!
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Tullia was a blind beggar woman and received her sight through My living water
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and then became a first lady in the great empire of the pagans.
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But because she became jealous she also met her death.
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She was awakened once more that she might live - she lives, but up to now she has not noticed Me.
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Will I then have to draw her attention to Me by a judgment?
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I will wait a little while longer and see whether the Romaness will not arise and come to Me, her Awakener! - Joseph, do you understand this parable?'
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