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462 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

"thou, O <strong>Alexander</strong> the king, enter into this city,<br />

"but whosoever would enter into it to trade therein<br />

"let him go not therein, for it is all a ruin. No<br />

"man who hath once entered shall ever go out<br />

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"for this our city is filled with possessions of great<br />

"price and with violence. And in order that thy<br />

"followers may not perish command them that<br />

"none shall go in thither to [any] place therein,'<br />

"for near the gate is a house, and between the<br />

"house and the causeway are a place of suffocation (?),<br />

"and a gulf and an abyss; and whosoever falleth<br />

"on the ground shall not be able to rise up^ again<br />

"before his bowels are poured out and his bones<br />

"shattered in pieces. Inside is a very narrow<br />

"passage and a block which cannot be pierced by<br />

"instruments of steel, and above it is a great stone;<br />

"these are the things which destroy men's lives.<br />

"And in this city are a precious stone gotten from<br />

"the sea, and jewels, and gems, and things of<br />

"great price, and gold is like brass and silver<br />

"like lead for abundance. But when the wrath<br />

"of God Almighty came upon us, our wealth and<br />

"riches availed us naught, and they brought us no<br />

"salvation; for the judgment of God Almighty<br />

"is righteous." And with these words the in-<br />

scription ended.<br />

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