Circaea lutetiana He ground with poisons from an ancient warlock’s enchiridion and crushed Bashan at Edrei as they had the Amorites in Heshbon
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Balaam knew he was lost when Princes spread dust in his forecourts: they called his name three times and his keepers opened gates, brought messengers in and listened to their tale of war on the plains
so Balaam, son of Beor of Pethor heard that story, winced and opened his hands
the Island of the Dead: raised traffic islands ahead, taking time to lead the blind, he led the blind and knew pain at night more than he could stand and left their side and they left
that he was in Amaw did not stop the ache, but Balak was powerful and could summon kings
whilst bathing, he cursed Zippor and spasmed again at the site of kings rising in the desert.
muttered cheers drove him to drink and he left this time, the agony easing