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140 And the lakes cuddled down in the hollows of the ground, And the rivers ran to the sea; And God smiled again, And the rainbow appeared, And curled itself around His shoulder. Then God raised His arm and He waved His hand, Over the sea and over the land, And He said, "Bring forth. Bring forth.” And quicker than God could drop His hand Fishes and fowls And beasts and birds Swam the rivers and the seas, Roamed the forests and the woods, And split the air with their wings. And God said, “That's good.” Then God walked around, And God looked around On all that He had made. He looked at His sun, And He looked at His moon, And He looked at His little stars; He looked on His world, With all its living things, And God said, "I'm lonely still." Then God sat down On the side of a hill where He could think; By a deep, wide river He sat down; With His head in His hands, God thought and thought, Till He thought, "I'll make me a man." Up from the bed of a river God scooped the clay; And by the bank of the river He kneeled Him down;