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As an Entered Apprentice Mason, From Whence Came You?
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From a lodge of the Holy Saints John at Jerusalem
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What came you here to do?
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To learn to subdue my passions and improve myself in masonry.
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Then you are a mason I presume?
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I am so taken and accepted amongst brothers and fellows.
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What makes you a Mason?
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My Obligation.
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How do you know yourself to be a Mason?
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By having been often tried, never denied and being willing to be tried again.
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How shall I know you to be a Mason?
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By certain signs, a token, a word, and the perfect points of my entrance.
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What are signs?
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RIght Angles, Horizontals, and Perpendiculars
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What is a token?
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A certain friendly and brotherly grip whereby one Mason may know another in the dark as well as in the light.
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Give Me a sign. (Given) What is it called?
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The Due Guard of an Entered Apprentice Mason.
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Has it an allusion?
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It has, to the position in which my hands were placed when taking the obligation.
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Give me another sign. (Given) What is it called?
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The sign of an Entered Apprentice Mason.
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Has it an allusion?
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It has; to the penalty of my obligation.
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Give me a token. I Heal
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I conceal
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What do you conceal?
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All the secrets of Masonry to which this token allows.
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What is this?
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The grip of an Entered Apprentice Mason.
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