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fly before you—I hope all will be well."
The Prince let her go. After travelling all day
long, they arrived close to a mountain of sand.
"You must dig here," said the Dove. The
Prince, without any demur, immediately
began digging, sometimes with his hands,
sometimes with his sword. After working for
several hours, he found a helmet, a cuirass,

and the rest of a suit of armour, with harness
for his horse, all of glass. "Arm yourself, and
fear nothing from the dragon," said the Dove:
"when he sees himself in all these mirrors, he
will be so frightened, that, believing they are
monsters like himself, he will take flight."
Cheri very much approved of this expedient.

He put on the glass armour, and taking the
Dove again, they proceeded all through the
night together. At break of day they heard a
most enchanting melody. The Prince begged
the Dove to tell him what it was. "I am
persuaded," said she, "that nothing else but
the apple could be so melodious; for it plays
all the different parts of music of itself, and
without touching any instrument, it appears to

perform on them in a most enchanting
manner." They approached nearer to it.
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