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 | | Lec.," vi, 23.>> speaks of the "detestable ceremony of the fig." The Aspirant before admission has to undergo a long fast, which is entire on the last day, and a species of trance vision is induced before the ceremony closes. |
 | | "Ainsarii." The Ishmaelite Sect continued to exist after the destruction of the stronghold of the Old Man of the Mountain, as the Chief of the Assassins was termed. |
 | | The most prominent of these is named the Ainsarii; they hold secret meetings for receptions and have signs, words, and a Catechism. |
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