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He entered the bath and made the total ablution long and

thoroughly; then donned his clothes within the Hammam and rode

therefrom to his palace where he lay him down and slept. Such was

the case with King Yunan, but as regards the sage Duban, he

returned home and slept as usual and when morning dawned he

repaired to the palace and craved audience. The King ordered him

to be admitted; then, having kissed the ground between his hands,

in allusion to the King he recited these couplets with solemn

intonation:-