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2 86 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

Two-horned did not see his hinder parts and tail<br />

until the end of three days and nights. Then the<br />

angel said unto the Two-horned, "How many days<br />

"ago is it since thou didst leave thy troops who<br />

"were with thee in the ship?" And he said to<br />

him, "Four days, but one hundred days will be<br />

"ended [before I return to them]." And the Twohorned<br />

bowed down and did homage to God<br />

Almighty in the heart of the sea, and [prayed]<br />

that He would lengthen his days until he should<br />

come whither he would be.' And the angel said<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong> unto him, "Lift"' up thy head that thou mayest see<br />

CrThip"<br />

"3- wonderful thing," and he lifted^ up his head,<br />

and behold he was nigh unto his troops who were<br />

in the ship. Then the Two-horned took pen and<br />

paper, and wrote an account of the wonders of the<br />

deep. Now when his friends saw him they rejoiced<br />

in him with an exceedingly great joy. And the<br />

Two-horned commanded his friends to bring the<br />

ship to the little sea whereon"* men do sail; and<br />

he embarked with his soldiers in peace and in<br />

safety.<br />

He sets out Theu the Two-horned and they that were with<br />

'him departed from that place to Babylon, singing<br />

praises unto God Almighty and returning thanks<br />

' We must understand that <strong>Alexander</strong> is still in the glass<br />

ark in the depths of the sea, and it would appear that the<br />

three monsters which he saw were seen by him during the<br />

three submersions of his wonderful diving-bell.<br />

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