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wouldst be foolish and secretly corrupted; thou shouldst proceed to the Karaps, so that they may cure thee.'
3. Zaratūst gave answer thus: 'I am he that is thy son, a priest, warrior, and husbandman.' 4. And, by command of Pôrůshaspo he harnessed two horses to a chariot (vardino), and he went with Pôrůshaspô.
5. When they came to the place according to the decision of Pôrûshaspô, into the presence of one Karap of those said five brethren, that wizard took a cup and made water, and spoke thus : 'This he should drink who is a son of thine, so that he may become well ;' and he acted with this conviction, that so he would change to the same nature as theirs.
6. Zaratūst spoke to Pôrushaspồ thus : “Thou mayst give it back to him who is thy protector and high-priest ;' and he arose (âkhêgid) and went back to their place.
7. On the way, Zaratūst gave their two horses water, on account of their thirst; and he thought thus : 'Unprofitable was my going to the residence of the Karaps, except in this manner, when, through giving water to the horses, my soul was then expanded.'
CHAPTER XIX. 1. About his interfering talk (andarg-gôbisnõih) with the iniquitous, this also is declared, that one
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