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156 p. 51 158
The results of their enqueries was made known to the people by the speaker and they were directed to eat. This they die in such a manner that all put the victuals to their mouths the same moment. It was said that this prayer and sacrifice must be before sun set, as that planet must be present. After eating, all retired. The seven counsellors selected some person to take some of the fire used on this occasion, and keep it as long as he or she might live, keeping it in a room by itself, not working by it, not lighting a torch by it, nor suffering a coal of it to be thrown out, where it will be extinguished.