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The Ten Beatifications of Love. The Ten Beatifications of Love.   1)   “And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain.”   “We will travel to the country, you and I, Leaving behind the morass of the city, Leave the dead bury the dead, say I, Take up land in the vast, open Mallee, Mark out foundations for a home, And there we will start a family.”     2)   “And he spoke, and his words did say.” “What dull measure is an empty life, Devoid of any flowering children, What be the point of working hard, When leaving nothing but trinkets to show, Trashy jewels can be gained by any means, Whilst children of one’s bloodline be pure gold!”   3)   “Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” “So let us travel together, you and I, To take up land beyond the riverside, Within the mallee bush we’ll abide, There, with carpenter adze, pick and shovel, Will we frame the structure of a house, With pine and pug, a home