The Second Fall

Now in those days nations rose and nations fell. Then, behold, a tree sprang up in the strongest of the nations and the people saw that the fruit was good to eat. So they took and ate. And, indeed, there was no law against it. Then they gave it to their brothers and sisters, their husbands and wives, until every nation had tasted of the fruit. But some ate more than their share and so were wiped…