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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o turk_n now_o as_o proud_o call_v constantinople_n alempena_n or_o the_o refuge_n of_o the_o world_n where_o indeed_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o medley_n of_o all_o or_o most_o nation_n of_o three_o part_n of_o it_o and_o of_o all_o religion_n which_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v public_o profess_v and_o exercise_v every_o where_o throughout_o the_o empire_n except_o the_o persian_a for_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o corruption_n of_o and_o deviation_n from_o the_o rule_n and_o doctrine_n of_o mahomet_n their_o great_a false_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o absolute_o forbid_v it_o as_o repugnant_a to_o and_o destructive_a of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n as_o they_o speak_v and_o according_o they_o condemn_v with_o all_o imaginable_a fury_n the_o professor_n of_o it_o who_o pretend_v to_o follow_v ali_n as_o sectary_n and_o apostate_n and_o entertain_v worse_a opinion_n of_o they_o than_o of_o christian_n or_o jew_n or_o infidel_n the_o persian_n 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there_o from_o abiar_a alaina_n to_o say_v el_fw-es akaba_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o plain_a of_o the_o hill_n fifteen_o hour_n no_o water_n there_o from_o say_v el_fw-es akaba_fw-la to_o kalaat_fw-mi el_fw-es akaba_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o castle_n of_o the_o hill_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n sixteen_o hour_n there_o they_o stay_v two_o day_n and_o a_o half_a the_o way_n be_v very_o bad_a but_o they_o have_v fresh_a water_n from_o the_o castle_n el_fw-es akaba_fw-la to_o there_fw-mi el_fw-es hhamar_n six_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a no_o water_n there_o dane_n el_fw-es hhamar_n signify_v ass_n back_o and_o it_o be_v like_o the_o mountain_n in_o italy_n where_o there_o be_v a_o inn_n call_v scarga_n l'_fw-fr asino_fw-la from_o dane_n el_fw-es hhamar_n to_o scharafe_a benigateie_n fourteen_o hour_n no_o water_n there_o from_o scharafe_a benigateie_n to_o magare_fw-la chovaib_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o grott_n of_o jethro_n fourteen_o hour_n 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