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kangittae_n we_o enter_v into_o the_o country_n of_o y_fw-es e_fw-es bisermini_fw-la bisermini_fw-la who_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o comania_n but_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o this_o country_n we_o find_v innumerable_a city_n with_o castle_n ruin_v &_o many_o town_n leave_v desolate_a the_o lord_n of_o this_o country_n be_v call_v sultan_n altâ—_n mountain_n who_o with_o all_o his_o progeny_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o tartar_n this_o country_n have_v most_o huge_a mountain_n on_o the_o south_n side_n it_o have_v jerusalem_n and_o baldach_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o the_o next_o territory_n adjoin_v do_v inhabit_v two_o carnal_a brother_n duke_n of_o the_o tartar_n namely_o burin_n and_o cadan_n cadan_n the_o son_n of_o thyaday_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o chingis_n can._n on_o the_o north_n side_n thereof_o it_o have_v the_o land_n of_o the_o black_a kythayans_n and_o the_o ocean_n in_o the_o same_o country_n syban_n the_o brother_n of_o bathy_n remain_v ocean_n through_o this_o country_n we_o be_v traveil_v from_o the_o feast_n of_o ascension_n bathy_n until_o eight_o day_n before_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n john_n baptist._n and_o then_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o black_a kythayans_n kythayans_n in_o which_o the_o emperor_n build_v a_o house_n where_o we_o be_v call_v in_o to_o drink_v also_o the_o emperor_n deputy_n in_o that_o place_n cause_v the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o city_n and_o his_o two_o son_n to_o dance_v before_o us._n depart_v from_o hence_o we_o find_v a_o certain_a small_a sea_n upon_o the_o shore_n whereof_o stand_v a_o little_a mountain_n sea_n in_o which_o mountain_n be_v report_v to_o be_v a_o hole_n from_o whence_o in_o winter_n time_n such_o vehement_a tempest_n of_o wind_n do_v issue_n that_o traveiler_n can_v scarce_o and_o with_o great_a danger_n pass_v by_o the_o same_o way_n in_o summer_n time_n the_o noise_n in_o deed_n of_o the_o wind_n be_v hear_v there_o 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one_o of_o his_o wife_n dwell_v how_o they_o come_v unto_o cuyne_n himself_o who_o be_v forthwith_o to_o be_v choose_v emperor_n chap._n 25._o but_o because_o we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o see_v the_o emperor_n they_o will_v not_o invite_v we_o nor_o admit_v we_o into_o his_o orda_fw-mi but_o cause_v good_a attendance_n and_o entertainment_n after_o the_o tartar_n fashion_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o in_o our_o own_o tent_n and_o they_o cause_v we_o to_o stay_v there_o and_o to_o refresh_v ourselves_o with_o they_o one_o day_n depart_v thence_o upon_o the_o even_a of_o saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n paul_n we_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o naymani_n naymani_n who_o be_v pagan_n but_o upon_o the_o very_a feast_n day_n of_o the_o say_a apostle_n there_o fall_v a_o mighty_a snow_n in_o that_o place_n and_o we_o
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