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and Kounat, and pepper, and Habb Rithad, and Kalla, as he had promised. As for pepper, he said it was a noble grain, though he made a slight error in counting. He also had some of the Lipti counting with him. They brought him a mountain called Marra, which is a mountain that divides the region of Darfur. He also mentioned the hereafter with uprightness. There are several paths leading up to it, and each section of it has a special name besides the general name. The Fur people inhabit its heights and do not frequent the lowlands, believing it to be safer for them. This is further clarified by the text. When we passed by a village, we found it populous and took what we needed from it. Then we proceeded, traveling for three days across Jebel Marra, and came to the land of wild tribes where guests are unwelcome, especially if they are from the warring factions. We suffered greatly, to the point that we only stayed with them unwillingly, even though we needed them and they were in need of us. They naturally shunned us. After that, we went out to the plain and spent one night in a place called Thariya, where they honored us and prepared a great feast for us. On the morning of the sixth day, we entered the town where my father was, called Hilla Jowtto, which is one of the towns of Abu Al-Jad. We saw horses and servants at the door of my father's house for guests, and they were with him. We entered the house and saw slave girls and servants greeting us and congratulating us on our safe arrival.