an old man leading a hind, who, after a respectful salutation, inquired what brought him to that desert place. The merchant informed him of the dreadful reason, on which the old man expressed a wish to witness the interview with the genie. He had scarcely finished saying so when another old man, accompanied by two black dogs, came in sight, and having heard the tale of the merchant, determined also to remain to see the event.
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