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with vour words for three days. Then make two statues of
copper of a man and a woman then you put the bead on
jptf male figure statue and you make them with their backs
to each other then you take a iron needle and you say the
words ol your request on it three times then you hammer
it in both of the figures chests till it goes ail the way
through. Then you put these statues in a small iron coffin
you say vour words on it first day and night then you take
that with vou and that will bind the soldier's desires and
adultery feeling as long as you have it with.
The book of Aristotle also explains that mixing these
amulets is very dangerous and the person that is doing it
should be extremely careful because they are poisonous.
Do not trv to touch them with vour hands or smell them.
There is also an amulet that will protect you from the
poison and this is the way it is done; take one carat of each
of the Indian sandalwood with the myrtle seeds, mandrake
seed, musk mellow seeds, one carat of musk and half a
carat of betel nut, seedless raisin and white sandalwood.
Grind them all together and kneed with pounded myrtle
water and make wicks and dry it When you're working
with these potions then you use that on your nose, ears,
lips and mouth and veil your face with this when you
grind and mix ingredients. As for your hands there is a
different amulet to protect your hands from these poisons
d iJ that is done by taking an equal amount of laurel seed,
mari afeb seed and gentian and four pieces of elderberry oil
^"d rabbit blood, you grind what needs to be grinded and
Jfou kneed it with elderberry oil and rabbit blood and you
P°t that in a bottle to use when you want to touch any of
J**** potions then you wipe your hands thoroughly with
J** oil and then touch the materials and poisons because
, *** it won't harm vou.
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