The sickly, thin cows ate the healthy, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up. He fell asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and good, came up on one stalk. After them, seven heads of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up.

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And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.(A)

He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain,(B) healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.(C)

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