2825. being whirled around and a sphere being thus rotated. So when the veil had been shaped thus into that sphere, then another near him, farther away, takes hold of the spherical veil and revolves it in the opposite direction, so that it unwinds and thus diminishes. But this takes quite a while going from the periphery toward the central place where he is, and when it comes up to him, he falls downwards, and in fact into a black swamp, and there he remains until he is liberated thence by the Lord. The water is of such a filthy black color that it can hardly be described. These falls occur very often, for in this way heaven is freed of falsities, but when they have been instructed in the world of spirits and thus bettered, they are taken back again. This happened toward the front at a distance, and many falls of other [angels] were also seen.