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When Tobias left, he was as happy as could be. He praised the Lord of heaven and earth, the King of all the world, because his journey had been so successful, and he promised to honor Raguel and his wife as long as they lived. As they came near the city of Kaserin, just outside Nineveh,
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Raphael said, "Tobias, you know the condition your father was in when we left him.
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We should go on ahead of your wife and get the house ready before everyone else arrives.
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Be sure to bring the fish's gall bladder with you." So they went on ahead, and Tobias' dog ran along with them.
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Meanwhile, Anna sat looking down the road for her son.
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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.