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Then said the Jinni, "Surely this is a strange story and therefor

I give thee the third portion of his blood and his crime."

Thereupon quoth the third Shaykh, the master of the mare mule, to

the Jinni, "I can tell thee a tale more wondrous than these two,

so thou grant me the remainder of his blood and of his offense,"

and the Jinni answered, "So be it!" Then the old man began

The Third Shaykh's Story.