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129 Great Lake of the Gods, drinking the Waters of Life—waters out of which the Tree of Life (a date-palm tree) grows. In the Pyramid Texts it is the Great Green Divine Falcon who leads the king to the Field of Life, to find the Tree of Life that grows there. There the goddess who is the Lady of Life meets the king. She holds four jars with whose contents she "refreshes the heart of the Great God on the day when he awakens." She offers the divine elixir to the king, "therewith giving him Life." Watching the proceedings, Ra is happy. Behold, he calls out to the king— All satisfying Life is given to thee! Eternity is thine... Thou perishest not, Thou passest not away, for ever and ever. With this last Divine Encounter on the Imperishable Star, the "king's lifetime is eternity, its limit is everlastingness." The Gates of Heaven