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Page 48
Come with me out of the path into the thick jungle . Last night I could not sleep for
thinking of you . So I came in the early morning along the path to meet you on
your way from the chena . I cannot sleep , Punchi Menika , for thinking of you .
Come with me out of the path into the thick jungle . Last night I could not sleep for
thinking of you . So I came in the early morning along the path to meet you on
your way from the chena . I cannot sleep , Punchi Menika , for thinking of you .
Page 263
Then I say to him , “ Brother , your feet too are upon the path . It is good to think of
the sins of the previous birth , but there is no need of such sadness . ” Then he
sways more and more , and his trunk moves from side to side , and he lifts one
foot ...
Then I say to him , “ Brother , your feet too are upon the path . It is good to think of
the sins of the previous birth , but there is no need of such sadness . ” Then he
sways more and more , and his trunk moves from side to side , and he lifts one
foot ...
Page 271
Remember , if there were a caterpillar in the path , he put his foot on one side . So
too you will acquire merit . It will help you in the next birth . I think you are already
on the path , my son . And perhaps if my path too leads me to the west , who ...
Remember , if there were a caterpillar in the path , he put his foot on one side . So
too you will acquire merit . It will help you in the next birth . I think you are already
on the path , my son . And perhaps if my path too leads me to the west , who ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hansa, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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