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IN THE NARRATIVE

[A box with Arabic script and their equal in transliterated English letters appears in the space provided below the above description. Pronunciation of the English letters appearing therein is described below.] th [underlined] pronounced as s dh [underlined] pronounced as z zh [underlined] pronounced as j (French) s [with dot beneath] pronounced as s d [with dot beneath] pronounced as z t [with dot beneath] pronounced as t z [with dot beneath] pronounced as z a as in account a [with accent] as in arm i as e in best i [with accent] as ee in meet u as o in short u [with accent] as oo in moon aw as in mown
1

The "i" added to the name of a town signifies "belonging to"; thus Shirazi means native of Shíráz.

2

N.B. The spelling of the Oriental words and proper names used in this
book is according to the system of transliteration established at one of the International Oriental Congresses.

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