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Moreover they are still my brothers." But she rejoined, "By

Allah, there is no help for it but I slay them." I humbled myself

before her for their pardon, whereupon she bore me up and flew

away with me till at last she set me down on the terrace roof of

my own house. I opened the doors and took up what I had hidden in

the ground; and after I had saluted the folk I opened my shop and

bought me merchandise.