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205. They shall live to see the muscles of their thighs become loosened 



with age. 



206. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



207. They shall be free from all causes of death, as they travel the 



path of life. 



208. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



209. They shall cause themselves to be difficult to overcome by 



death," it has been said, in this house. 



210. They said, it has been said, in this house, 



211. That he spake again, saying: "Behold the muscles of my 



abdomen, loosened with age. 



212. Those loosened muscles also, 



213. I have made to be the sign of old age. 



214. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



215. They shall live to see the muscles of their abdomen become 



loosened with age, as they travel the path of life. 



216. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



217. They shall be 'free from all causes of death, as they travel the 



path of life. 



218. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



219. They shall cause themselves to be difficult to overcome by 



death," it has been said, in this house. 



220. They said, it has been said, in tliis house, 



221. ''Behold my ribs that lie in ridges along my side. 



222. The ridges of my ribs also, 



223. I have made to be the signs of old age. 



224. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



225. They shall live to see the ridges of their ribs on their bodies, as 



they travel the path of life. 



226. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



227. They shall be free from all causes of death, as they travel the 



path of life. 



228. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



229. They shall cause themselves to be difficult to overcome by 



death," it has been said, in this house. 



230. They said, it has been said, in this house, 



231. ''Behold the loosened muscles of my arms. 



232. I have made them also to be the signs of old age. 



233. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



234. They shall live to see the muscles of their arms become loosened 



with age, as they travel the path of life. 



235. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 

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