The square halted and tightened its formation, and the horde ofhorsemen rode into the first blast of gunfire and reeled back. His mindranged free and he thought how easy it would be to believe, as theBedouin did, in the supernatural powers that inhabited thisotherworldly landscape. This was a place so unclean that anydevout Muslim would avoid it assiduously so they could afford to pausefor a few moments. Its most distinctive features are the absenceof all metallic objects and the presence of pottery not turned on thewheel.
The camels were couched in directsunlight, which would have brought the blood of any other man or beastto the boil but they showed no discomfort. Carefully he reread the last line of the tiny script on the note. Rebecca shrieked withoutrage and tried to break away but she was hampered with Amber in herarms. Then, with an enormous effort,she rallied.
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