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THE HOROSCOPE. I 3<br />

beryl]'; the Sun, which was" a crystal; the Moon,<br />

which was of adamant^; Mars, which was a haema-<br />

tite stone;* Mercury, which was an emerald ^• Aphro-<br />

dite, which was a sapphire; [and Saturn, which was a<br />

serpentine stone]/ Now he was a man wise, and<br />

understanding, and much skilled in knowledge.<br />

And it came to pass that when Olympias saw this<br />

she marvelled, and she sat down looking on in<br />

wonder'' at the beauty of the workmanship of the<br />

table, ^ and commanding [him] to pay no heed<br />

of the planets

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