Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures

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Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures.

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Filed under Magic object works in contrary fashions.

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Wands of life and death. Pointed with one end, kill; with the other, resuscitate. (Cf. D1254.1, D1402.10.)Ointment cures left cheek, not right. (Cf. D1244.)Well of life and death. Situated on one hand, kills; on the other, protects against disease. (Cf. E82.)Well rises or sinks to indicate long or short life. (Cf. D926.)Magic tree gives money to good brother, poisonous animals to bad. (Cf. D950.)

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