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Coast of Africa: Cyrenaica, Benghazi, Bedouins and desert Samum

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(") SazeYa, in Latvian, in French SazePe, This is a kind of wild goat, but much less common in Europe. They are found in Severna Ahrik, and also in India; but, according to their travellers, there they are even smaller than Atrikayskkh. Gazelles soon become tame; they are orderly and very beautiful. Their black eyes are so beautiful, so when the Arabs want to praise their beautiful eyes, they equate them with the gazelle.

JI offered it to me as a gift. “Take this in memory of our acquaintance,” he said. I could not make an excuse for fear of offending him; but, I admit, I didn’t know where to go with her.

The evening was becoming tiresomely stuffy; it didn’t bring even the slightest bit of cooling after the hot day. I was weakened and felt the need for rest. The kind host said goodbye to us and went to the women's quarters; They brought me my Russian felt and my pillow, and Casieri brought me an Egyptian mat. I just took off my boots and the scarf from around my neck, and we went to bed.

Fatigue and weariness soon put me to sleep, but not for long; about two hours later I woke up, covered in sweat, feeling uneasy weakness in my chest and pain in my head. Casieri couldn't sleep. It seemed like I couldn't breathe! We drank a glass of wine, and it energized us a little. The night was dark; Although the stars were shining, they were not shining with the ordinary light to which we were so accustomed in Malaya Az and Greshsh. Suddenly we heard people walking around the camp, as if worried about something. I got up and left the tent. Someone was walking straight towards me; I soon recognized Ibrahim. He told me in a pitiful voice: battle regdy, ykhpog, And 5iptoip. Soon Shenkh came out to us. He was also sad: he was afraid for his bulls. He told me that he advised us to leave before sunrise, so that we could get to Benghazi before the great heat. “You are a trustworthy person, and you will get sick from this situation, when we often die from it:” My sailors and Kaeyeri fussed, learned, and fiddled; Ibrahim robfl, and was afraid to go astray into the desert. I encouraged him, saying that since the simun always blows from noon, we must ensure that it is on our right side, and in this way we will not be confused. Sheikh stubbornly insisted that I take horses from him for myself and Kafieri, which Ibrahim would bring back to him. Sincerely thanking him, we agreed to this. My gazelle was put in a whip and tied to a camel. When parting with Sheikh, I gave him a pair of Tula pistols. _He put them to the holozf, kissed them, and we said goodbye amicably.