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their_o former_a beauty_n when_o the_o khalis_n be_v dry_a when_o i_o arrive_v at_o cairo_n the_o khalis_n be_v in_o this_o manner_n full_a of_o stand_v water_n and_o be_v tell_v that_o it_o be_v the_o khalis_n of_o which_o i_o have_v hear_v so_o much_o talk_v i_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o look_v into_o it_o out_o of_o a_o window_n it_o be_v then_o morning_n and_o the_o water_n be_v so_o thick_a that_o the_o surface_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o porphyry_n appear_v green_a blue_a red_a and_o of_o all_o colour_n but_o when_o the_o sun_n have_v shine_v a_o little_a upon_o it_o and_o dissolve_v that_o scum_n i_o be_v soon_o undeceive_v for_o the_o scent_n which_o be_v smell_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n make_v i_o well_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o i_o have_v often_o wonder_v that_o the_o horrible_a infection_n of_o it_o do_v not_o occasion_n a_o plague_n every_o year_n if_o the_o sousbasha_n please_v dry_v the_o sousbasha_n let_v the_o water_n of_o the_o khalis_n stand_v and_o 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