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Page 76 (14-17). Introduction: נשמות and מלאכים: the מלאכים are only capable of wanting Godliness, while the נשמות can make themselves כלים to receive the light. Among מלאכים there are also differences: those who understand what they seek (שרפים) and those who have no idea what they seek (אופנים). Both are urgent but the first is deeper and quieter and the second louder and more superficial. This same difference shows itself in the נפש האלקית and the נפש הבהמית respective urges for Hashem.