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       THE FIVE COMMANDMENTS (THE PENTABARF)
       
       The PENTABARF was discovered by the hermit Apostle Zarathud in the 
       fifth year of the caterpillar.  He found them carved in gilded stone, 
       while building a sun deck for his cave, but their import was lost for 
       they were written in a mysterious cypher.  However, after 10 weeks and 
       11 hours of intensive scrutiny he discerned that the message could be 
       read by standing on his head and viewing it upside-down.
       
                              KNOW YE THIS O MAN OF FAITH!
       
           I  --   There is no Goddess but Goddess and She is  Your  Goddess.  
           There  is no Erisian Movement but The Erisian Movement and  it  is 
           The Erisian Movement.  And every Golden Apple Corps is the beloved 
           home of a Golden Worm.
       
           II  --   A  Discordian shall always use  the  Official  Discordian 
           Document Numbering System. 
           
           III --  A  Discordian is Required during his early Illumination to 
           go off alone and partake joyously of a hot dog on a Friday;   this 
           devotive ceremony to remonstrate against the popular Paganisms  of 
           the day:  of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday),  of Judaism 
           (no  meat  of  pork),  of Hindic Peoples (no meat  of  beef),   of 
           Buddhists  (no  meat of animal),  and of Discordians (no  hot  dog 
           buns). 
       
           IV -- A Discordian shall partake of no hot dog buns,  for such was 
           the  solace  of  our  goddess when she  was  confronted  with  The 
           Original Snub. 
       
           V -- A Discordian is prohibited of believing what he reads.
       
           IT IS SO WRITTEN.  SO BE IT.  HAIL DISCORDIA!
           PROSECUTORS WILL BE TRANSGRESSICUTED.
       
       [Illustration:
       a burning scroll]
       
                          Test Question from Topanga Cabal 
                      (The Twelve Famous Buddha Minds School):
                If they are our brothers, how come we can't eat them?