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He is a hunter and desires gazelles, and he mentioned that it is his prey and that he must have it. And Jum'ah said that he would bring him the uncle twice or thrice. It was short of being like Abd's. So he was deceived by his words and his division, and he went out to hunt gazelles and ostriches. They are Bedouin Arabs from the desert, like the Mahamid, Zubda, and Arfat in Dar al-Zur, and all of them hunt by cunning. The most skilled hunters are the swift ones, and the females among them are the swiftest. He follows them with his swift horse until he catches them. And when he can get hold of prey, he immobilizes it. As for the ostrich, even though it runs fast, it can be caught from behind. As for the gazelle, it can hardly be caught. The enemy is fierce, and therefore only the horse can catch it, which runs like lightning. The Bedouin Arabs of the desert and Darfur, and Mar, and Wadi Manani have what they desire. They only need meat, milk, and clothing. But they buy what they find of these things, such as ghee, honey, livestock, hides from hunting, cattle, and camels that they have. They bring them to Dar al-Wadi, Dar al-Fum, the sea, and the west. They also bring leather ropes made from animal skins, which they call "khaldia" (wild donkey), whips, and other things. As for ghee, they trade it, and honey is one of the famous products of Mahara, which they value highly. As for hunting, it is a source of feathers.

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