Husband learning from augurs that his wife will die if he saves self from serpent, lets self be bitten to death

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Husband learning from augurs that his wife will die if he saves self from serpent, lets self be bitten to death.

Sex. · Married life. · Faithfulness in marriage. · view the constellation · filed as T211.1.2

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