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They headed to the market, Tamliya, a market known every Monday. All the people of Mail attended, men and women, to conduct their business. I saw people carrying swords, daggers, and spears in their hands. When they saw me, they gathered on a rocky outcrop and came towards me in waves, as if they were looking for something they recognized. They approached and wanted to kill me mockingly. At that time, I knew nothing of the Fur language. When they saw that I was not afraid of their meaning, they kept their weapons and brandished them in the faces of the people and moved between me and the people. I asked for the reason, and they said they wanted to kill you. I asked why, and they said because of their lack of intelligence, for they say that this one was not born from his mother's womb, and some of them say that if a fly lands on him, blood will come out. He said to them, "Be patient, and I will stab him with a spear and see how much blood comes out." When we heard that from them, we feared for you and surrounded you with eight guards who took you out of the market. Many people followed, but they drove them away from me. It was as if they had gone to a valley there, and I saw palm trees, banana trees, and some lemon trees in it. I saw in that valley onions, garlic, and red pepper, which are small, thin pods larger than barley grains, and a little cumin and coriander.