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Page 139
... Old Kralyo drew out the shoulder blade , peeled the meat from it and looked at the bone . That is how the shepherds of this region predicted the future : by a ram's shoulder - blade . The shoulder - blade , still warm , was passed from ...
... Old Kralyo drew out the shoulder blade , peeled the meat from it and looked at the bone . That is how the shepherds of this region predicted the future : by a ram's shoulder - blade . The shoulder - blade , still warm , was passed from ...
Page 197
... Old Kralyo answered him , probably hoping that they would set the new men free , as they had not previously appeared before Karaibrahim : ' There are eight new men , and five of the former ones are not here . ' And he spoke their names ...
... Old Kralyo answered him , probably hoping that they would set the new men free , as they had not previously appeared before Karaibrahim : ' There are eight new men , and five of the former ones are not here . ' And he spoke their names ...
Page 199
... Old Kralyo came forward , bent and weak , his white hair and his white beard blackened . ' Old man , ' Karaibrahim said to him , ' the ten days are past . ' Old Kralyo was silent . The voice of the man maddened by thirst was heard ...
... Old Kralyo came forward , bent and weak , his white hair and his white beard blackened . ' Old man , ' Karaibrahim said to him , ' the ten days are past . ' Old Kralyo was silent . The voice of the man maddened by thirst was heard ...
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