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Show BIBLE ASCRIBED TO SATAN Evil One Declared to Have Assisted Monk to Perform Work, for 1 a Fearful Price. One of the most famous copies of :be Scriptures In existence is the one vliltii hears the curious title, "The Devil's Bible." It is an exquisite piece at workmanship, inscribed on 300 isses' skins, and was taken to Stockholm Stock-holm at the conclusion of the Thirty V ears' war. According to tradition tlds Bible ivns the work of a poor monk who was condemned to death for some defection, but was told that the sentence sen-tence would be commuted If he would ?opy out cn asses' skins the entire Bible in a single night. He agreed to try to do it but, finding the task loo great, made a compact with the .lovil to exchange his soul for the required transcript. The devil kept Ids part of the bargain, and the work was finished on time. The monk's life was spared by his .marveling ' judges, but tradition Is slient as to how he kept his end of tlw agreement. |