1. From thence I went on towards the extremities of the earth; where I
saw large beasts different from each other, and birds various in their
countenances and forms, as well as with notes of different sounds.
2. To the east of these beasts I perceived the extremities of the earth,
where heaven ceased. The gates of heaven stood open, and I beheld the
celestial stars come forth. I numbered them as they proceeded out of the
gate, and wrote them all down, as they came out one by one according to
their number. _I wrote down_ their names altogether, their times and
their seasons, as the angel Uriel, who was with me, pointed them out to
me.