XI. When the brethren meet they shall salute each other

in the following manner : — The first shall say, Ave Prater !
The second shall answer, fiosece et Aurece. Whereupon

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the first shall conclude with Crucis. After they have
thus discovered their position, they shall say one to
another, Benedidus Dominus Deus noster qui dedit nobis
signum, and shall also uncover their seals, because if the
name can be falsified the seal cannot.