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I notched one of my arrows in the great name of God and drew it home quite to my ear[,] but just as I took aim at him the monsters mouth quitted the lip of his tail and opened a space of a couple of spear lengths[.] I was immediately for stepping without the terrible circle when he again sized the lip of his tail in his mouth and effectually barred all passion[.] I repeated the process several times and always with the same success[.] ["]No[,"] thought I ["if I strike him with an arrow ever so dexterously he will never die of a single would and it will be a terer (?) unlucky pece (?) of businesses if it should provoke him to sawallow (swallow?) up the whole caravan but no doubt the monster must have some meaning in having stopped us in this manner[."] I therefore present myself before the cuff (?) of the aravan (?)[.] ["] Sir[","] said I[,"] you are a venerable and respectable man and no doubt there are many respectably persons who have seen life along with you, will have the goodness to assumable them perhaps somebody may hit upon expedient worthy to be adopted[.”] The chief of the caravan assented and proclaimed that all the men of learning and wisdom and bravery present should forthe with

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