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GetshotatafewtimesinadarkalleyonaMoroccanmidnight.Loveabeautifulwoman."
"Well,Idon’tthinkIcanprovidethemall,"shesaid."butI’vetraveledandIcantellyouaboutmanyofthoseplaces.Andifyou’dcaretorunacrossmyfrontlawntonightaboutelevenandifI’mstillawake,I’llfireoffaCivilWarmusketatyouWillthatsatisfyyourmasculineurgeforadventure?"
"Thatwouldbejustfine."
"Wherewouldyouliketogofirst?Icantakeyouthere,youknow.Icanweaveaspell.Justnameit.London?Cairo?Cairomakesyourfaceturnonlikealight.Solet’sgotoCairo.Justrelaxnow.Putsomeofthatnicetobaccointhatpipeofyoursandsitback."
Hesatback,lithispipe,halfsmiling,relaxing,andlistened,andshebegantotalk."Cairo..."shesaid.
ThehourpassedinjewelsandalleysandwindsfromtheEgyptiandesert.ThesunwasgoldenandtheNilewasmuddywhereitlappeddowntothedeltas,andtherewassomeoneveryyoungandveryquickatthetopofthepyramid,laughing,callingtohimtocomeonuptheshadowysideintothesun,andhewasclimbing,sheputtingherhanddowntohelphimupthelaststep,andthentheywerelaughingoncamelback,lopingtowardthegreatstretchedbulkoftheSphinx,andlateatnight,inthenativequarter,therewasthetinkleofsmallhammersonbronzeandsilver,andmusicfromsomestringedinstrumentsfadingawayandawayandaway...
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