Egypt : Egyptian
A new page based on the new template is being worked on at Egypt/Temp, please make any changes you want to make on that page.The Arab Republic of Egypt (Arabic: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah, جمهوريّة مصر العربيّة, where Misr (مصر) is the word for Egypt) is a large nation of northeastern Africa. It includes the Sinai Peninsula, possibly considered part of Asia. The main area of habitation is along the Nile river. Large areas of land are part of the Sahara Desert and very sparsely inhabited.
The capital city is Cairo (القاهرة). Other towns and cities include Alexandria, Aswan, Asyut[?], El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Giza, Hurgharda[?], Luxor, Kom Ombo, Port Safaga[?], Port Said, Sharm el Sheikh[?], Shubra-El-Khema[?], Suez, Zagazig
Israel invaded Egypt on October 29, 1956, occupied the Sinai and then withdrew on January 22, 1957.
From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Barely Wikified.
CHAPTER XII
HAPPY FAMILIES!
July 18th.
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ordinary occurrence, and is brought about without difficulties, mystery,
Charles N-----'s wife; then Madame Jonquille, who is even.html">even merrier than
has married X-----, a fair northerner who adores her; they are a lover-
hour of parting comes. Then Sikou-San with Doctor Y-----; and lastly the
thirteen years old at the outside, and already a regular woman, full of
sometimes taken to the Learned Animals Theatre, and I remember a certain
monkey; Touki-San reminds me of her.
In the evening, all these folk usually come and fetch us for a long
melancholy, perhaps even more refined, and belonging, I fancy, to a
lady of the house. It is comical to see the entry of these ill-matched
falling on all fours before Chrysantheme, the queen of the establishment.
and always carrying at the end of our short sticks little white or red
path, which leads to the Japanese Nagasaki--with the prospect, alas!
slippery slopes, stumble over all the stones, before we shall be able to
under the branches, under the foliage, among dark gardens and venerable
moon is absent or clouded over, our lanterns are by no means unnecessary.
When at last we reach the bottom, suddenly, without transition, we find
illuminated street, where vociferating djins hurry along and thousands of
after the peace of our silent suburb.
Here, decorum requires that we should separate from our wives. All five
walking. We follow them with an air of indifference. Seen from behind,
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