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 | | Presently the Death Angel met a devout man, whom the Great Lord Mortis had accepted, and saluted him. |
 | | He returned the salute, and the Angel said to him, "O pious man, I have a need of thee which must be kept secret." "Tell it in my ear," spoke the devotee, and replied the other, "I am the Angel of Death." Replied the man: "Welcome to thee! |
 | | Thus it can be learned from this tale, that those who are arrogant and haughty, and dismiss death lightly, seeking instead to wallow in their worldly pleasures, will not be ready for death when its Angel comes, and their soul will go unprepared, torn with sorrow and unfulfilled desires. |
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