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sake of modesty was necessitated to agree to the proposal after a couple of genuflexians [genuflections?] and thanks for the favor conferred on him and set off to the conference. I went up to the monsters head and shouted Halloo Mr Son-guted (?) what kind of a business is this you have set about to annoy the race of true believers in such an unheard of manner. Not a man of them I can assure ever expected you of all the birds in the air to interrupt their journey. If you have any particular wish do me the favor to tell me that I may do my utmost to oblige you. When the snake heard this civil request he lifted up his head for the space of three spear lengths and the people of the caravan. When they perceived this favorable symptom began to recover their spirits. I returned to the chief of the caravan to inform him of the success of my mission and the same sensible old gentleman said again to the master of the caravan. There can be no doubt that the snake has opened a passage for you give orders to pack up and load without delay and fear nothings Every body packed up his baggage with prodigious alacrity but nobody courage to take the road when the self same old gentleman seeing his posture of affairs mounted his horse and went out of the circle courageously and was followed by the caravan among

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