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228 ON THE ROAD TO NISHAPUR
Crossing an easy hill-pass, which wound its way among low ridges, we changed horses anew at the little village of Shur-ab,
- Brackish water,* and hastened forward again, cheered by the
thought that there now remained only a single stage to be traversed before reaching our goal, Nishapur, the city of ancient fame and the home of Omar Khayyam.
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