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he immidiately threw off the falcon which soon grasped Melech Mohammed like grim death by the neck with his talons who unable to extricate himself,when almost at the last gasp precipitated himself with the falcon into the lake after two or three plunges beneath the surface the hawk who had got out of his element and whose feathers were all ruffled and spoiled by the water quilled his prey and with extreme difficulty got out of the lake The king was angrey when he saw that he did not fetch the quarry and told the falconer who had charge of him that he should suffer for having neglected the hawk Melech Mohammed repined quite dispairing of escaping while the king continued his diversion when the king departed the falconer whom he had chid returned to the lake thinking the bird which had been wounded might still linger behind as ill luck would have it he observed Melech Mahommed on the act of taking his flight “Blessed be the mark said he here is the very bird and immediately threw off a falcon Melech Mahommed saw a very large falcon pursuing him and put all his hope in flight The hawk