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And know that the people of Al-Ghashir, whether they are the people of Warida or the people of Wariya, each of them preserves their place of residence from generation to generation. So, whoever takes on a position, he establishes his house in the place of the first office holder or near it. If he is from the people of Wariya, he does not reside in Wariya, and vice versa. There is no exclusivity to residing in that place, for they have marked their places. Even when traveling, if the Sultan moves with his armies, when his tent is pitched in a spot, the armies follow suit. Each person and his place are known, so that there is no significant difference between residing in the city and being in a lodging place during travel, except for the larger lodgings and the spaciousness of the houses. As for the directions, each person knows the place of the others, as if they were in the city. And from this, the Sultans would come at night to the lodging place and know their place of residence without asking, and so would their followers. Every minister and emir knows his lodging place. This is nothing but the preservation of the lodging places, and in that are benefits. Among them is that if the Sultan sends for someone at night, the messenger does not ask anyone, but knows that so-and-so's house is in such-and-such direction, and he goes there without a single question. Likewise, if some ministers and kings send for each other, since the lodging places are preserved for them, their messengers do not get tired.

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