The Ark of Noah

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…Noah, his heart filled with a profound sense of finality, gathered his family. Naamah, her face a mixture of sorrow and strength, stood by his side. Shem, Ham, and Japheth, their faces etched with a mixture of apprehension and a dawning understanding, stood close. Then, the animals began to arrive. Not in a chaotic stampede, but in an orderly procession, as if drawn by an invisible cord. Pairs of creatures, great and small, male and female, approached the ark, their eyes reflecting a primal awareness of the change that was coming. The lion walked beside the lamb, the serpent beside the dove, their natural animosities momentarily suspended