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The Kuru, and he met Khalifa in Darfur, as his explanation indicated that Allah's healing itself. And Sultan Tirab used to love merriment and enjoyment, to the extent that the young women used to play with the girls in front of him, meaning the girls and young men would dance while he watched them. Then, by chance, a group of the Burqum came before him, a tribe from Sudan, who have a known dance. It is one of their customs that when they tire of dancing, each girl and young man sits separately. So when they tired and dispersed and sat as usual, the young men said to the girls, "Choose a husband for yourself." She said, "Yes, what dowry will you give me?" He said, "I am poor and have nothing more valuable than this present, so I present myself to you." And she went to the Sultan. The Sultan was sitting on a chair opposite her. She said, "I am satisfied." The Sultan looked at her sister with desire, and she was brought to him. When they stood before him, he asked her about that. The young man said, "I asked my beloved here, and you marry me. She agreed and asked me for a dowry." She said, "I have nothing more valuable than this present, so I present myself to you. So be pleased." He said, "I am satisfied with this dowry." She said, "Yes." The Sultan said, "Satisfy me with lunch, and I will give myself." She said, "Yes, be pleased." So he called for them and proposed to her from him and married her to him, and he gave her two slave girls as a dowry, and the man gave a spear.

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