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... whereupon he rejoiced , and put on his clothes ; but when he came to examine the net , he found in it the carcass of an ass . At the sight of this he mourned , and exclaimed , There is no strength nor power but in God , the High , the ...
... whereupon he rejoiced , and put on his clothes ; but when he came to examine the net , he found in it the carcass of an ass . At the sight of this he mourned , and exclaimed , There is no strength nor power but in God , the High , the ...
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... whereupon I took as my wife the daughter of my uncle ; and she loved me excessively , so that when I absented myself from her , she would neither eat nor drink till she saw . me again . She remained under my protection five years ...
... whereupon I took as my wife the daughter of my uncle ; and she loved me excessively , so that when I absented myself from her , she would neither eat nor drink till she saw . me again . She remained under my protection five years ...
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... whereupon the locks fell off , and the gates opened , and she went out , I still following her , without her knowledge . Thence she proceeded to a space among the mounds , and arrived at a strong edifice , in which was a kubbeh ...
... whereupon the locks fell off , and the gates opened , and she went out , I still following her , without her knowledge . Thence she proceeded to a space among the mounds , and arrived at a strong edifice , in which was a kubbeh ...
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... whereupon I became as thou seest , unable to move , neither dead nor alive ; and when I had been reduced to this state , she enchanted the city and its markets and fields . The inhabi- tants of our city were of four classes ; Muslims ...
... whereupon I became as thou seest , unable to move , neither dead nor alive ; and when I had been reduced to this state , she enchanted the city and its markets and fields . The inhabi- tants of our city were of four classes ; Muslims ...
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... whereupon the fish became agitated , and raised their heads , and immediately became converted into men as before . Thus was the enchantment removed from the inhabitants of the city , and the city became repeopled , and the market ...
... whereupon the fish became agitated , and raised their heads , and immediately became converted into men as before . Thus was the enchantment removed from the inhabitants of the city , and the city became repeopled , and the market ...
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