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 "Enter, lady, for such is the decree of the death goddess."

The second gate he let her pass; he divested her, taking from her ears the jewels.

"Wherefore, O! warder, takest thou from my ears the jewels?"

"Enter, lady, for such is the decree of the death goddess."

The third gate he let her pass; he divested her, taking from off her neck the chain.

"Wherefore, O! warder, takest thou from off my neck the chain?"

"Enter, lady, for such is the decree of the death goddess."

The fourth gate he let her pass; he divested her, taking away the ornaments from her bosom.

"Wherefore, O! warder, takest thou away from my bosom the ornaments?"

"Enter, lady, for such is the decree of the death goddess."

The fifth gate he let her pass; he divested her, taking the jewelled girdle from her loins.

"Wherefore, O! warder, takest thou from my loins the jewelled girdle?"

"Enter, lady, for such is the decree of the death goddess."

The sixth gate he let her pass; he divested her, taking the bangles from her wrists and ankles.