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at this place before thee and escaped from it;
but praised be to God for thy safety!” They
passed the next night in a pleasant and safe
place, and I passed the night with them, full
of the utmost joy at my safety and my escape '

 

from the valley of serpents, and my arrival in an
inhabited country.

And when day came, we arose and journeyed
over that great mountain, beholding in that
valley numerous serpents; and we continued to
advance until we arrived at a garden in a great