In the beginning this world was merely non-being. It was existent. It developed. It turned into an egg [anda]. It lay for the period of a year. It was was split asunder. One of the two eggshell parts became silver, one gold. That which was of silver is this earth. That which was of gold is the sky. What was the outer membrane is the mountains. What was the inner membrane is cloud and mist. What were the veins are the rivers. What was the fluid within is the ocean.7
