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Page 167
... village of Loriz at the mouth of a splendid rocky gorge . Above the village the river rushes out from under the rocks , a great stream as clear as crystal and just below its source there is the famous rock on which the sculptures are ...
... village of Loriz at the mouth of a splendid rocky gorge . Above the village the river rushes out from under the rocks , a great stream as clear as crystal and just below its source there is the famous rock on which the sculptures are ...
Page 169
... village life . A villager who has been enabled to obtain an education , he is torn between sympathy for his villagers and pity for their lot , and contempt for their , as he sees it , primitive and obstructive superstitions which ...
... village life . A villager who has been enabled to obtain an education , he is torn between sympathy for his villagers and pity for their lot , and contempt for their , as he sees it , primitive and obstructive superstitions which ...
Page 201
... village belonging to members of the rival faith , the new arrival would have a great chance of losing his life . ' Do you look upon the devil as the Grand Vizier of Allah ? ' I now inquired . If a bombshell had exploded in the room ...
... village belonging to members of the rival faith , the new arrival would have a great chance of losing his life . ' Do you look upon the devil as the Grand Vizier of Allah ? ' I now inquired . If a bombshell had exploded in the room ...
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