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57 with the vagabond boys, behold, a Maugrabin dervish came up and stopping to look at the lads, singled out Alaeddin from his comrades and fell to gazing upon him and straitly considering his favour. Now this dervish was from the land of Hither Barbary and he was an enchanter who would cast mountain upon mountain with his sorcery and was skilled to boot in physiognomy. When he had well considered