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The Sword-Bladed Carriage Is Tested
Book C7 · Esfandiyar’s Seven Stages and the Ruyin Dezh

The Sword-Bladed Carriage Is Tested

From C7.4, The Dragon of the Third Stage. It illustrates C7.4.14–18:

  • C7.4.14
    He called for carpenters; they came and broughtThe long, great beams of timber that he sought.
  • C7.4.15
    He had a sturdy wooden carriage made,With swords around it, edge by edge arrayed.
  • C7.4.16
    A box atop it, built with craftsman’s art,Would hold the prince within the bladed cart.
  • C7.4.17
    Two noble horses drew the prince along;He rode inside to test that all was strong.
  • C7.4.18
    In jowshan he drove awhile through the land,With helm secured and Kabul knife in hand.

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Esfandiyar
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