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it,” said the other for she generally changes her visitants into the shape of some animal.” It seems my brother had some animal inclinations. Ah said he that must be very fine and curious and off he set for that place. Next morning when he came near the place he saw that the top of it reached to the very sky; the building consisted of alternate layers of [[burned bricks and pure silver]], and at least the one half of all the birds in the air and all the Doves in the universal world were perched on the roof. He came up to the door which was shut and cried aloud “Open to Malek Mahammed" as nobody ever came there who was afraid of being a beast the Princess had ordered when any one approached to open the door and give him his deserts. Accordingly the door was opened and without dread or fear in stepped Malek Mahommed. He saw a throne composed of a single jacinth adorned with the richest Cushions and carpets and a lady beautiful as the silver moon sitting on the throne with a hundred [[Perizadis]] brilliant as so many stars and standing round her.

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