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Stood still and waited for me. And when I come to him, he mounted me on his neck as I was seating myself down, fell my bow and arrows. The snake very obliging lifted them up for me and took the road for [[mirr]] when we arrived at Mirr. I made signs to him that I was both hungry and thirsty. He let me down from this back, and when I had produced same bread and water, I returned to him. And having mounted, he took the road to his residence and set me down at the mouth of the den. I presently saw a [[yellow scorpion]] making at me and struck it with an arrow, but if only advanced with the greater impetuosity. I aimed another arrow at its head and as its time was come, it received a mortal wound and at the blow of the thuid arrow. I observed that each of the arrow by the violence of the [porrow moulered ?] like rotten wood. The snake, when he saw his enemy dead, began to leap for joy and cut a thousand [[capir]]. The [[anuin sage]] now made his appearance. I made him a salutation, then taking me by the hands he conducted me up to the top of the mountain and showed me the young snake. He gave me a mirror