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country_n and_o be_v now_o become_v insupportable_a though_o i_o have_v nothing_o of_o merchandise_n but_o only_o good_n for_o my_o own_o use_n yet_o i_o can_v not_o come_v off_o under_o twenty_o piastre_n between_o gabel_n and_o donative_n to_o the_o officer_n which_o they_o demand_v as_o equal_o due_a here_o i_o find_v a_o arabian_a name_v berekiet_a who_o speak_v a_o little_a italian_a and_o pass_v for_o factor_n or_o procurator_n of_o the_o frank_n say_v he_o have_v authority_n so_o to_o be_v from_o the_o consul_n of_o aleppo_n he_o present_o offer_v himself_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o officer_n in_o our_o behalf_n give_v we_o a_o entertainment_n and_o invite_v we_o to_o lodge_v in_o his_o house_n and_o if_o we_o have_v be_v so_o mind_v will_v have_v conduct_v we_o thither_o but_o his_o service_n tend_v only_o to_o get_v some_o money_n of_o we_o and_o by_o his_o speak_n with_o the_o officer_n to_o make_v we_o pay_v more_o than_o perhaps_o we_o shall_v otherwise_o have_v do_v july_n 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past_a noon_n and_o two_o hour_n more_o in_o the_o evening_n take_v up_o our_o quarter_n a_o hour_n before_o sunset_n july_n twenty_o five_o we_o set_v forth_o a_o hour_n before_o sun-rise_n travel_v till_o noon_n when_o the_o arabian_a assign_v to_o we_o by_o the_o officer_n of_o taiba_n to_o conduct_v we_o to_o the_o emir_n be_v so_o persuade_v as_o i_o believe_v by_o the_o camelier_n who_o allege_v that_o the_o camel_n be_v very_o weary_a as_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o ovet-laden_a in_o regard_n that_o many_o of_o they_o die_v by_o the_o way_n so_o that_o they_o can_v travel_v but_o gentle_o resolve_v to_o go_v alone_o before_o we_o by_o a_o near_a way_n over_o the_o mountain_n and_o leave_v we_o to_o follow_v he_o leisurely_o as_o the_o camelier_n say_v they_o will_v i_o be_v glad_a of_o his_o go_n and_o intend_v to_o take_v a_o different_a course_n from_o what_o the_o camelier_n imagine_v but_o because_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o seasonable_a i_o hold_v my_o peace_n after_o two_o 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