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Invocation to Rain
By The Avesta (c. Sixth Century B.C.)
Vendidad xxi. 2: Translation of James Darmesteter
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“If death come at eve, may healing come at daybreak!
“If death come at daybreak, may healing come at night!
“If death come at night, may healing come at dawn!
“Let showers shower down new waters, new earth, new trees, new health, and new healing powers.”