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It is said that it was talking about boats, and it was impossible to cross them at all, even with the help of a person, due to the flow of water and its pouring, and the disturbance of its passage. From the Nile to [place name] it is very difficult to cross, and it is known. From this mountain to Jabal Tanisif is about two stages. This mountain, called Tanisif, has a smooth edge on its side with a small, narrow crack. Once a year, a camel from the Duleir, called Bubir, which is a colored Duleir from the water, gathers there. Each one of them comes and inserts its head into that crack, and then pulls it out and flies away as it is, until that crack closes on one of them. It remains trapped until it dies, and its blood and the Duleir's milk from the Nile flow out. They do not return until the same day next year. This is famous and known in the lands of Egypt, and it has been mentioned in many books. Among the talking Duleir camels, its mention is [place name] to the city of Asyut, which is on the western bank of the Nile. Asyut is a large, inhabited city, possessing many beauties, with many gardens and orchards, and it is rich in grains, with wide streets and beautiful appearance. From the city of Asyut to Akhmim, going up the Nile, is half a day's journey. From the city of Akhmim to the city of Witat is half a day's journey. The city of Witat is far from the bank of the Nile on the eastern side. Its most prominent feature is its seven [word unclear] and it is a city with a congregational mosque, low-lying, with a group of people. There are some of the people of the Rum there, and there are many [word unclear] for husbands, and they are tired of [word unclear] and beauty, and that is because they gather their [word unclear] and their [word unclear] and extract.

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