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She shows respect and her father is respected, and her brothers are respected, and her sisters are respected. And she is like that in this, if she sees her mother or her father, she is pleased, and she takes a path other than her path, and sends greetings, and he sends to her, and she does not face either of them. And she obeys her father and mother, and so it is like what we mentioned about the man. And for that reason, she goes with her beloved to another place and does not agree to go with him to his house, but if places are constrained by the abundance of people and there is no house other than her father's house, she does not go with him to it, fearing to go to the wilderness and spend the night there. But her father's house, since they have a designated place, she spends the night there with whomever she wishes, and her father does not see her. The man goes with her to it, and the dust is removed, and her parents are asleep, so none of them see him. And the water is poured on him. Then we say, then they spend that night. When morning comes, each young woman gets up and heads to her father's house. She washes her face and limbs, perhaps even bathing. Then she perfumes herself, applies kohl, and renews her adornment. Likewise, the bride goes to her mother to prepare her adornment. And so the men go to their homes, if they are nearby. If they are far away, as if they were from another country, each of them goes to the house of a friend and prepares his affairs there. Likewise, the women, if the woman

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