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The letter was received and its contents became evident.
Thou hast written regarding the days of summer,
that thou hast vacation for three months and a half.
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Shouldst though find any companions, make thou a
trip to Persia, for during three months and a half it is
possible to reach Teheran, stay there a few days and
then return; but the time is not sufficient to come to
the Holy Land. If the trip to Persia cannot be brought
about, then to Ishkabad
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