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| 2 | 24 | On each View more quotes about side">side of the huge gate there stood a great windlass and chain, and to each windlass a gang of blinded slaves was manacled. |
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| 2 | 21 | He turned away from me and went to a small pedestal at one side. |
| 2 | 22 | On the pedestal there was a silver bowl, filled with water, a vial of oil and a towel. |
| 2 | 23 | He dipped his fingers in the bowl, poured a bit of oil on his hands, dipped his fingers again and then wiped his hands dry. |
| 2 | 24 | On each side of the huge gate there stood a great windlass and chain, and to each windlass a gang of blinded slaves was manacled. |
| 2 | 25 | The Initiate folded the towel carefully and replaced it on the pedestal. |
| 2 | 26 | "Let the gate be opened," he said. |
| 2 | 27 | The slaves obediently pressed their weight against the timber spokes of the two windlasses and they creaked and the chains tightened. |