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And request me to enter into a certain place and break the enchantment[.] I received The mirror from him and she told me[, “] when you reach the door of the palace[,] There invoke the name of God and Snake yourself. “Ready an archer will first advance and take aim at you as soon as you see him drau your sabre and fear nothing. He is fated to fall before you.” When I arrive at the door of the palace, I acted accordingly and began with killing the archer and having repeated the great names of God [[(Surec fatteha ushlass)]] in the chapter of victory. I entered and saw a magnificent building, but quite empty. Having traversed it, I reached at last a chamber where sat a fair damsel, beautiful as the light of the Sun, but looking miserably then and of a yellow complextion. When she saw me, she saw a young man.

“Were you weary of your life, that you come here?”

I answered,: “not in the smallest days, but in conformity to the will of God and at the order of venerable says I am come here break the enchantment.”

“If that be your intention,” said the lady, “concealed yourself in a corner till he time that the Diu arrives