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In the beginning, there were no earth and no
people, only the primordial sea. Bielobog flew over the face of
the waters in the shape of a swan and was lonely. Longing for someone
to keep him company, he noticed his shadow, Chernobog and rejoiced.
"Let us make land" said Bielobog.
"Let us," said Chernobog, but where will we get the dirt?"
"There is dirt under the water, go down and get some,"
answered Bielobog, but before you can reach it, you must say 'With
Bielobog's power and mine'."
The devil dived into the water, but said "With My Power",
instead of what he was instructed to say. Twice he dived down and
neither time did he reach the bottom. Finally, the third time he
said "With Bielobog's Power and Mine" and he reached the
dirt. Scraping some up with his nails, he brought it to the surface
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grain of dirt in his mouth in order to have his own land.
God then took the dirt from him and scattered it upon the water.
The dirt became dry land and began to grow. Of course, the land
in Chernobog's mouth also began to grow and his mouth began to
swell. Chernobog was forced to spit and spit to rid himself of
all the earth and where he spit, mountains were formed.
Angered that he was cheated out of his own land, he waited for
Bielobog to fall asleep. As soon as the god was sleeping peacefully,
Czernobog lifted him up to throw him in the water. In each direction
he went, but the land had grown so much, he could not reach the
ocean. When Bielobog awoke, Czernobog said "Look how much
the land has grown, we should bless it." to
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