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Cov^ss [Covetousness] is a prime leader in Empire of Evil.
No nature is too lofty, no place too sacred
for its presence – nothing too daring for it –
no sphere too extended for its range.

Mammon, "t. [the] least erected Spir. [Spirit] that fell
From heaven: for even in h. [heaven] his looks & thoughts
Were always downward bent; admiring more
The riches of h^s [heaven's] pavement – trodden gold,
Than aught divine or holy else, enjoyed
In vision beatific."