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didn't care for what he said They soon caught him, fixed him on the ground and sat down encircling him In the morning, two of them went to the market to get some food, and the remaining two were left behind to keep watch on the golden man,
“The reflection of ideas, good as well as bad, cannot but fall on others The two who had gone to the town thought that if they could kill the other two, then there would be only two claimants for the golden man, and they would surely be richer So they put the idea into action. They ate themselves, but mixed strong poison in the food they bought for their companions,
"The two merchants who were left behind had also similar ideas, and as soon as the two returned from the market, they killed them at once, But as they had no meal during the night and were very hungry, they sat down at once to eat and took the poisoned food These two also joined the former two in their journey to the other world
"As there was none now to claim the golden man, Siva picked him up, despite the fact that his words, uttered as a warning, were still ringing in his ears, "Wealth is the source of all evils' But the pull of temptation was very great within him which he could scarcely resist. He came back to Datta who was still employed in hard labour on his farm. He told him of his recent acquisition, which, he said, would give a turn to their fortune, and the two started back for their own city
"As the two were on their way home, an evil thought haunted Siva which was that the golden man was his own and that he had made a mistake in agreeing to share it, with his brother So he thought of killing him Simultaneously, the same thought came to Datta also, and both were looking for a chance to execute the design They had now reached the neighbourhood of their own city
