1. Then saw I a dream, and, behold, there came up from the sea an eagle, which had twelve feathered wings, and three heads.

2. And I saw, and, behold, she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the winds of the air blew on her, and were gathered together.

3. And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers; and they became little feathers and small.

4. But her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than the other, yet rested it with the residue.

5. Moreover I beheld, and, lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon earth, and over them that dwelt therein.

6. And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth.

7. And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying,

8. Watch not all at once: sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course:

9. But let the heads be preserved for the last.

10. And I beheld, and, lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but from the midst of her body.

11. And I numbered her contrary feathers, and, behold, there were eight of them.

12. And I looked, and, behold, on the right side there arose one feather, and reigned over all the earth;

13. And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof appeared no more: so the next following stood up. and reigned, and had a great time;

14. And it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came also, like as the first, so that it appeared no more.

15. Then came there a voice unto it, and said,

16. Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say unto thee, before thou beginnest to appear no more,

17. There shall none after thee attain unto thy time, neither unto the half thereof.

18. Then arose the third, and reigned as the other before, and appeared no more also.

19. So went it with all the residue one after another, as that every one reigned, and then appeared no more.

20. Then I beheld, and, lo, in process of time the feathers that followed stood up upon the right side, that they might rule also; and some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more:

21. For some of them were set up, but ruled not.

22. After this I looked, and, behold, the twelve feathers appeared no more, nor the two little feathers:

23. And there was no more upon the eagle’s body, but three heads that rested, and six little wings.

24. Then saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six, and remained under the head that was upon the right side: for the four continued in their place.

25. And I beheld, and, lo, the feathers that were under the wing thought to set up themselves and to have the rule.

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