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3 go THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT<br />

"before thee, and its people shall obey thy com-<br />

"mands. The third talisman [is to be used by<br />

"thee to obtain] water. If thou lackest water on<br />

"the way or in the desert, hold up this talisman,<br />

"and water shall flow forth to feed thee, and thine<br />

"army, and thy beasts. The fourth talisman [is<br />

"to protect thee] against fatigue and [will enable<br />

"thee] to travel without weariness, and weakness<br />

"and sickness shall not come nigh unto thee,<br />

"neither shall fatigue and sickness [come to] thy<br />

"beasts and thine army. And if thou makest thy<br />

"beasts to march thirty parasangs, that is to say,<br />

"one hundred and twenty stadia, in one day, or<br />

"if any of thy men shall march twenty stadia [in<br />

"one day] they shall suffer neither exhaustion nor<br />

"pain."<br />

Aristotle's Aud Arlstotle spake also, saying, "Take with<br />

amulets.<br />

"thee four amulets, that is to say, [four] stones. Of<br />

"one of them thou shalt make a seal in thy ring,<br />

"and should thousands of men or of evil spirits<br />

"but see it they shall do thy behests. And if<br />

"thou sealest therewith a letter which thou art<br />

"sending to another king, or to [other] beings,<br />

"they shall submit to thee, and they shall tremble<br />

"before thy mandate. And if thou liftest the second<br />

"amulet up in thy hand towards heaven, neither<br />

"rain nor cold shall come upon thee, or upon thine<br />

"army, or upon thy beasts. And if thou hast hold<br />

"upon the third amulet the weapons of thine enemies<br />

"shall have no power to injure thee; and if thy<br />

"foe would pierce or wound one of thine army,

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