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X is a small image, a strange idol, that has such a strange fascination for Buck that he keeps it always before him on his writing desk; or 2] X is a mirror. Buck little cloud appears on the face of en old mirror, then [[disappears, leaving mysterious people and scenes on the glass; or [3] X is a green stone, a beautiful piece of jade,

on which are engraved characters standing for "Bakht," Persian for "good luck'

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