Note 1 — APPENDIX. (The last chapter of ‘Thoth’ as originally written in 1876. See Preface.)
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The mystery of these keys had been explained in an earlier chapter. The plagues were supposed to be locked up like the winds in the cave of Æolus, and by turning the key of death they would be blown about the world, whilst by turning the key of life they would be rendered harmless.