Note 225
The Tale of the Envier and the Envied.
The comparison is peculiarly apposite; the earth seen from above appears hollow with a raised rim.
…here is no escape." Then he tore me from the ground which closed under my feet and flew with me into the firmament till I saw the earth as a large white cloud or a saucer[FN#225] in the midst of the waters. Presently he set me down on a mountain, and taking a little dust, over which he muttered some magical words, sprinkled me therewith, saying, "Quit that shape and take thou the shape of an ape!" And on the instant I became a…
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