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Rh And they went on, till when they reached the house he said to him, "Master, tell me the third word." And he said, "Put it down." And he said, "I am exceedingly pleased with the two words you have told me; tell me the third, that I may get to set it down."

And he said, "If any one tells you that hunger is better than fulness, don't believe him."

And he said, "Out of the way, master, that I may set it down." And he lifted it above his head and let it fall. And the owner said, "Ah! ah! you have broken my box for me."

And he said, "If any one tells you that there is one glass left in this box that is not broken, don't you believe him."

tobacco came into the world, and wise men saw it, they took it and smelt it; the wise men who followed them took it and smoked it, and watched its smoke; the fools of Pemba thought it was food, and took it and ate it.