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The Saracen: Land of the Infidel

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The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28515.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #28515, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Daoud: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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