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“Andthen？“
“Andthen，Ana，camethestoryoftheHebrewprophetwhomadethewaterintoblood，andofKiandhisdiscipleswhodidlikewise。ThelatterIdidnotbelieve，becauseIsaiditwouldbemorereasonablehadKiturnedthebloodbackintowater，insteadofmakingmorebloodofwhichtherewasenoughalready。“
“Ithinkthatmagicianshavenoreason。“
“Orcandomischiefonly，Ana。Atanyrateafterthestorycametheblooditselfandstayedwithussevenwholedays，leavingmuchsicknessbehinditbecauseofthestenchoftherottingfish。Nowforthemarvel——hereaboutmyhousetherewasnoblood，thoughaboveandbelowthecanalwasfullofit。Thewaterremainedasithasalwaysbeenandthefishswaminitastheyhavealwaysdone；alsothatofthewellkeptsweetandpure。Whenthiscametobeknownthousandscrowdedtotheplace，clamouringforwater；thatisuntiltheyfoundthatoutsidethegatesitgrewredintheirvessels，afterwhich，althoughsomestillcame，theydrankthewaterwheretheystood，whichtheymustdoquickly。“
“AndwhattaledotheytellofthisinMemphis，Prince？“Iaskedastonished。
“CertainofthemsaythatnotKibutIamthegreatestmagicianinEgypt——never，Ana，wasfamemorelightlyearned。AndcertainsaythatMerapi，ofwhosedoingsinthetempleatTanissometalehasreachedthem，istherealmagician，shebeinganIsraeliteofthetribeoftheHebrewprophets。Hush!Shereturns。“
NowofalltheterrorsofwhichthisturningofthewaterintobloodwasthebeginninginEgypt，I，Ana，thescribe，willnotwrite，forifIdidso，neverinmylife-daysshouldI，whoamold，findtimetofinishthestoryofthem。Overaperiodofmany，manymoonstheycame，onebyone，tillthelandgrewmadwithwantandwoe。Alwaysthetalewasthesame。TheHebrewprophetswouldvisitPharaohatTanisanddemandthatheshouldledtheirpeoplego，threateninghimwithvengeanceifherefused。Yethedidrefuse，forsomemadnesshadholdofhim，orperhapsthegodoftheIsraeliteslaidanenchantmentonhim，whyIknownot。
ThusbutalittlewhileaftertheterrorofbloodcameaplagueoffrogsthatfilledEgyptfromnorthtosouth，andwhentheseweretakenawaymadetheairtostink。ThismiracleKiandhiscompanyworkedalso，sendingthefrogsintoGoshen，wheretheyplaguedtheIsraelites。Buthoweveritcameabout，atSeti’spalaceatMemphisandonthelandthatheownedaroundittherewerenofrogs，oratleastbutfewofthem，althoughatnightfromthefieldsaboutthesoundoftheircroakingwentuplikethesoundofbeatendrums。
Nextcameaplagueoflice，andtheseKiandhiscompanionswouldhavealsocalleddownupontheHebrews，buttheyfailed，andafterwardsstrugglednomoreagainstthemagicoftheIsraelites。Thenfollowedaplagueofflies，sothattheairwasblackwiththemandnofoodcouldbekeptsweet。OnlyinSeti’spalacetherewerenoflies，andinthegardenbutafew。Afterthisaterriblepestbeganamongthecattle，whereofthousandsdied。ButofSeti’sgreatherdnotonewasevensick，nor，aswelearned，wasthereahoofthelessinthelandofGoshen。
ThisplaguestruckEgyptbutalittlewhileafterMerapihadgivenbirthtoason，averybeautifulchildwithhismother’seyes，thatwasnamedSetiafterhisfather。NowthemarveloftheescapeofthePrinceandhishouseholdand
