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317 me out and tied down my hands and feet with rope, after giving me harash bitting with a cane. I was thrown in one pit.
As my good luck would have it, one dog came to rescue. It cut off the Knots of the rope and set me free. I went straight to Pallipati's bedroom, with a. naked sword, My wife was keeping awake. Showing the sword, I gestured her to go with me. She came out and as we walked on, she shrewdly dropped small bits of cloth from her clothes on our way. We reached a forest made of bamboos.
Pallipati awoke and began to search for my wife, along with his 'men. They found us out. This time I was beaten till blood oozed out from my limbs. He poked iron pegs in my feet. He walked away with my wife.
But again my luck favoured me. A monkey gave me fruits and water and rendered medical A monkey
