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where_o there_o be_v a_o inn_n call_v scarga_n l'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 fourteeen_n hour_n fresh_a water_n there_o that_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o midionite_n from_o magare_a chovaib_n to_o eyoun_n el_fw-es kaseb_n fourteen_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a fresh_a water_n there_o it_o be_v in_o that_o place_n where_o jethro_n daughter_n go_v to_o water_v their_o cattle_n and_o the_o shepherd_n offer_v to_o hinder_v they_o moses_n protect_v and_o defend_v they_o against_o those_o who_o will_v have_v hinder_v they_o to_o draw_v water_n from_o eyoun_n el_fw-es kaseb_n to_o kalaat_fw-mi el_fw-es moilah_n which_o be_v by_o the_o seaside_n fifteen_o hour_n there_o they_o rest_v two_o day_n and_o a_o half_a and_o have_v fresh_a water_n from_o kalaat_n el_fw-es moilah_n to_o castel_n eleven_o hour_n bitter_a water_n there_o from_o castel_n to_o kalaat_fw-mi ezlem_n fifteen_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a bitter_a water_n there_o from_o kalaat_n ezlem_n to_o istanbel_n antir_fw-fr fourteen_o hour_n fresh_a water_n there_o from_o istanbel_n antir_fw-fr to_o kalaat_fw-mi el_fw-es voudge_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o castle_n of_o the_o face_n thirteen_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a fresh_a water_n there_o from_o kalaat_n el_fw-es voudge_v to_o ekre_n sixteen_o hour_n no_o water_n there_o but_o what_o be_v bitter_a from_o ekre_n to_o hank_n krue_v that_o be_v to_o say_v gulf_n twelve_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a no_o water_n there_o from_o hank_n krue_v go_v to_o hhawre_n they_o enter_v into_o the_o territory_n of_o mecha_n to_o hhawre_v it_o be_v thirteen_o hour_n only_o bitter_a water_n there_o from_o hhawre_n to_o nabte_n fifteen_o hour_n fresh_a water_n there_o from_o thence_o come_v the_o nabathean_a arab_n eurus_n ad_fw-la auroram_fw-la nabathaeaque_fw-la regna_fw-la recessit_fw-la 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