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The story I have to tell is truly a strange one, and were the entirety to be tattooed at the corner of one’s eye, the marvel of its presentation would not exceed that of the events recounted, for it is a warning to those who would be warned and a lesson to those who would learn.
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― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
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For we who were Occidentals have now become Orientals. He who was a Roman or a Frank has in this land been made into a Galilean or a Palestinian. He who was of Rheims of Chartres has now become a citizen of Tyre or Antioch.
We have already forgotten the places of our birth; already these are unknown to many of us or not mentioned anymore.
Our relatives and parents join us from time to time, sacrificing. Even though reluctantly, all that they formerly possessed.
Those who were poor in the Occ
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― A History of the Expedition to Jerusalem, 1095-1127
― A History of the Expedition to Jerusalem, 1095-1127
