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[ "Kalb" here is not heart, but stomach. The big toes of the Moslem corpse are still tied in most countries, and in some a sword is placed upon the body; but I am not aware that a knife and salt (both believed to repel evil spirits) are so used in Cairo.]
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[ The Moslem, who may not wear unmixed silk during his lifetime, may be shrouded in it. I have noted that the "Shukkah," or piece, averages six feet in length.]
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[ A vulgar ejaculation; the "hour" referring either to birth or to his being made one of the Caliph's equerries.]
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[ Here the story-teller omits to say that Masrúr bore witness to the Caliph's statement.]
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[ Arab. "Wa kuntu ráihah ursil warák," the regular Fellah language.]