Gilgamesh and Enkidu begin the journey and walk in one day what another man would walk in a month. During the journey, Gilgamesh has dreams and Enkidu interprets them. In one dream, Gilgamesh dreams that a mountain falls on him. Enkidu says this dream means they will defeat the demon Humbaba.
Gilgamesh dreams again, this time that he fights with a bull so great that the ground is split by it's breath and Gilgamesh kneels before it. Enkidu tells Gilgamesh that the bull is his personal god and it will protect him. Gilgamesh dreams a third dream of a great storm and lightning that rains death across the land.
The journey takes Gilgamesh and Enkidu six days. Each day they travel what normal men travel in a month's time, and each night Gilgamesh is sent.....
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