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at his jar of  nuts and took it out



         slowly and said that’s two. The chief




         and servant were so shocked that



         they both tumbled down the roof



         and ran off  to their hideout. The




         frightened chief  was so scared that



         he sent three more thieves the next



         day to spy on the diviner. When the




         thief ’s returned they would report



         back with the same news. So the




         chief  sent four, then five, then six.



         But as the thief ’s would come back




         to report they would only report



         the same thing. Then on the fortieth
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