on any form t t happened.”

    urned to Cer three of Genesis, and read:

    “And to t, e may eat of t of trees of the garden:

    “But of t of tree  eat of it, neitouc, lest ye die.

    “And t said unto t surely die:

    “For God dot in t true forms, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

    “And ree  it  to tree to be desired to reveal true form of ones daemon, sook of t t, and gave also unto .

    “And true form of them.

    “But  cil t moment it  t one ures of them:

    “And togeto cover their nakedness....”

    he book.

    “And t h.

    It came t their daemons became fixed.”

    “But...” Lyra struggled to find ted: “but it ent true, is it?

    Not true like cry or engineering, not t kind of true? t really an Adam and Eve? ton Scold me it  a kind of fairy tale.”

    “ton Scraditionally given to a freets ion to curally . But t of minus one: you can never see any concrete proof t it exists, but if you include it in your equations, you can calculate all manner of t couldnt be imagined  it.

    “Anys aug, at last t someto experience.

    “Incidentally, t as  first ticles, but soon someone pointed out a curious verse toer of Genesis, .”

    ed it out to Lyra. She read:

    “In t of t t bread, till turn unto t of it  taken: for dust t, and unto dust s turn....”

    Lord Asriel said, “Cranslation of t verse. Some say it s unto dust s turn but t be subject to dust, and ot, and it really means t Gods admitting