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The African languages, without diminishing their importance, have become cold and the discussion has turned to the majority of French literature, sciences, and arts.

Chapter Three: On the Administration of the French State Let us uncover the administration of the French and examine the majority of their regulations. Let their wondrous administration be a lesson to those who consider. We have previously stated that Paris is the seat of the French lands and the residence of the King of France, his relatives, and his family, called the Bourbons, with a damma on the baa, a sukun on the raa, and a damma on the second baa. Thus, the King of France can only be from this family, and the French government is hereditary. The residence of the King of France is a palace called the Tuileries, with a damma on the taa, a kasra on the waw, and a kasra on the raa. Generally, the French refer to the French court by saying "Kayanat al-Tuileries," meaning the court of this palace, i.e., the King's court. Then, the origin of power in the King's administration is the King of France, then the assembly of the people of the Chamber of Peers, with a fatha on the tha, and a sukun on the mim, meaning the court of the Peers, i.e., the first consultative council, then the court of deputies from the provinces. The first court, meaning the court of the Peers, is in a palace in Paris called the Luxembourg Palace, and the second court is the Bourbon Palace. Then follows the court of deputies from the provinces, then the court of ministers and agents, then a court called the Private Council, and after that, there is a court called the King's Palace Council and a court called the State Council for consultation. Thus, France possesses complete power in the kingdom, provided the consent of these mentioned councils is obtained. He has other specificities that will be mentioned later in French politics. The function of the Peers is to renew a lost law or to keep an existing law as it is. The French call the law "Sharia," therefore they say "the law of such-and-such a king." And among the functions of the Peers is...

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