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Suddenly she saw him coming and she shouted out to Tobit, "Look! Our son is coming, and his friend is with him!"
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Before they reached Tobit, Raphael said to Tobias, "Your father will be able to see again.
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Just put the fish's gall bladder on his eyes like a plaster. The medicine will make the white film shrivel up so that you can peel it off, and your father will then regain his eyesight."
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Anna ran to her son, threw her arms around him, and exclaimed, "Now that I have seen you alive, my child, I can die in peace!" And she wept for joy.
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Tobit got up and stumbled out through the entrance of the courtyard.
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Tobias went up to him, holding the fish's gall bladder in his hand. He blew on his father's eyes and steadied him. "Don't worry now, father," he said.
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Tobias then applied the gall, and beginning from the corners of Tobit's eyes, he peeled away the white film.
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Tobit threw his arms around Tobias' neck and wept for joy. Then he exclaimed, "I can see you! My son, the light of my eyes! "Praise God. Praise him for his greatness. Praise all his holy angels. May he continue to bless us. Praise all his angels forever.
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He brought this illness upon me, but now I can see my son Tobias!" Then Tobias went happily into the house, praising God at the top of his voice. He told his father how successful he had been, that he had not only brought back the money, but had married Raguel's daughter Sarah, who was on her way and would soon arrive.
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Tobit was excited and praised God as he went out to meet his son's bride at the city gate. When the people of Nineveh saw him, they were amazed, because he was walking on his own, with no one leading him by the hand.