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"Wilt thou come with me and look upon the beauty of a youth who

sleepeth in yonder burial place?" she asked and he answered, "I

will." So they flew till they lighted at the tomb and she showed

him the youth and said, "Now diddest thou ever in thy born days

see aught like this?" The Ifrit looked upon him and exclaimed,

"Praise be to Him that hath no equal! But, O my sister, shall I

tell thee what I have seen this day?" Asked she, "What is that?"

and he answered, "I have seen the counterpart of this youth in

the land of Egypt. She is the daughter of the Wazir Shams al-Din

and she is a model of beauty and loveliness, of fairest favour

and formous form, and dight with symmetry and perfect grace.