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ALEXANDER'S EPISTLE TO ARISTOTLE. 1 65<br />

to come forth from that sanctuary and not to .<br />

depart far away from me, and I went and drew<br />

nigh unto the [other] tree, and I said to it, "Tell<br />

"me, have the days of my life drawn nigh to the<br />

"end? Shall I be able to return to Macedonia,<br />

"my native land, before I die?" And when the<br />

sun had risen above the tree I heard a mighty voice<br />

[speaking] in the Greek language, and saying,<br />

"Thy days are counted, and only a few of them "= '^ '°

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