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ALEXANDER'S ADVENTURES BY SEA. 283<br />

being smashed by the waves' of the sea. And<br />

the angel said unto him, "If I were to withdraw<br />

"my care from thee for only the twinkling of an<br />

"eye, this ark would' be dashed in pieces by the<br />

"waves of the sea, and thou thyself wouldst perish."<br />

And the Two-horned was glad at his words. And<br />

again the angel said unto him, "Rejoice not until<br />

"thou, and I, and those who are with thee go up<br />

' Read ltx9°^'h^'t' -<br />

^ According to the Greek (Muller^ p. 89, col. i) <strong>Alexander</strong>'s<br />

chief object in constructing this ark was for pearl fishing:<br />

He made a large framework of iron, like a cage, wherein<br />

he placed a thick glass vessel, and in the bottom of the<br />

vessel was a hole large enough for the hand to go through.<br />

This opening was closed from inside, so that when the whole<br />

apparatus was submerged, the traveller might be able to open<br />

it quickly, and putting his hand through might draw in what-<br />

ever he saw on the ground. To the cage he attached a<br />

chain 200 cubits long, and he ordered his men in the ship<br />

not to draw him up from the sea unless the chain was set<br />

in motion. "06ev urrevoiiaev kXujPov cribripoOv fevecrSoti ^eyoiv,<br />

?(Tuj6ev berou kXujPoO eiatvexQnvai na^^eYeSri ue\ivovm9ov,<br />

exovTa TO irdxos on\Qa\ix\v |uiav. 'EKeXeuffev ouv 6 'AXiEav-<br />

hpoc, dv TO) 7Tu9|aevi toO ttiGou feveaQai rpu^aXtdv uj? xuu-<br />

peTv dvOpoiTTOu x^'PO'- BouX6|uevo5 be KareXGeTv Kai naGeiv<br />

Ti ecTTi ev Tf) QaXaaar], exei K(.K\eiO}ievr]v xriv xpuiiiaXidv<br />

THV oucrav ev toj TruG^ievi lawQev, oirwq KaieXeovTO? au-<br />

ToO buviiQetri euBe'iug dvoiHag Kai eSaTotYeiv auroO xriv x^'PC<br />

bid Tf\c, rpuiuaXidi; Kai euQewq Xa^eiv eK Tf\q rrapaKeinevn?<br />

i(jd|a|Liou TO eupeGev dv tuj TTuGiaevi Tiig TOiauTris eaXdacrnS.<br />

Kai TtdXiv eicreveTKeiv xrjv x^^P"<br />

^ai cppdSai Tr|v Tpu^aXidv<br />

.... 'EKeXeucre be TevecrQai aXuffiv ujcrei irrixoiv biaKoffiujv<br />

f\ opYuioJV, Kttl TtpocreTaSe 'iva MH'^e'S dveXKucrei auTov, edv<br />

laiT TTpuJTOV f] aXuaig xapaxGri.<br />

NN2

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