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shall not become impatient. I will give thee all sorts of things.'' 

 That man kept on thinking in his mind: "I like that very much. 

 Now at last I have found such a thing." Then he went on. Just 

 like a human being (the spirit) continually talked to him, although 

 (it was) his dream (which) thus kept on speaking to him. His 

 thoughts (were always upon what his spirit told him). "If thou 

 shouldst want to know everything, I will take thee where everybody 

 is having fun." So then he kept on going. "Since thou desirest all 

 manner of fun, thou shalt always follow me. I am going to take thee 

 to where I live." That man was continually thinking thus, "Now 

 such a thing do I desire." — "If thou shouldst fail (to obey) me (in) 

 what I have been telling thee, thou wilt not live. Shouldst thou not 

 do what I have been telling thee, thou wilt not live any longer." He 

 was just always spoken to by what seemed to be a human being, when- 

 ever he camped (and) whenever he fell- asleep. He seemed (to be 

 torn by) many feelings. "I wish to arrive quickly at the place thou 

 art taking me; I wish to arrive there right away." That man seemed 

 to have various (feelings) in his heart. He was glad because he was 

 going to know all sorts of things. "Even if thou dost not come to 

 people right away thou shalt not give me up; thou shalt just keep on 

 followmg me." That man was always thinking in his mmd: "Now 

 just such a thing I like. Tiius I want it." Whenever daylight ap- 

 peared (and) wherever that mentioned (man) was going, (the spirit 

 would tell him), "Thou shalt always bathe, so that thy skin shall be 

 clean." He was always revolving in his mind: "Now this is what I 

 like. Such a thing have I wanted." — "I shall take thee to where all 

 sorts of thmgs are being done. I shall take thee there." That man 

 was continually thmking: "Now just such a thing do I want. Such a 

 thing have I desired. And now at last I found it." Thus that man 

 was always thinking. "Should we two come to people, he will alwa3's 

 talk to thee like a human being." (Thus were) his own thoughts. 

 Whenever darkness came upon him, he did not notice his tiredness 

 (even) a little. "I w^ill just give thee all the things which thou de- 

 sirest. Just like those (other people wilt) thou (act) when thou wilt 

 play. Nobody shall ever overcome thee. Thou shalt always (be) 

 above the (other) people after thou ^halt come to know me. Thy 

 heart shall never be small when thou shalt desire all sorts of games. 

 I am going to take thee where everybody is having fun. I shall take 

 thee there. For a long time didst thou fare very poorly." 



Then it was not going to be long before they two were going to 

 arrive where everybody was having fun. "It wiU not be long before 

 I shall arrive with thee at the place where everj^body has assembled. 

 We two are approaching now." Just like a human being he always 



