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Artist book with text and images. Indian ink and charcoal on notebook paper. The Arabic text inscribed in the book was translated by Fergus Reoch and Sadik Alfraji and reads as follows.1 (seal)صادقSadik____________________________________________________2no text____________________________________________________3إصعد قاربك وارحل، يا عليGet on your boat and leave, Ali____________________________________________________4خذ نبع الماء يا عليّTake the water spring, my Ali____________________________________________________5علي يا حبيبي أنت صنعت قارباَ يحملك إليّ.. فسرقتهُ أنا ليحملني أنا إلى حيث أنتMy dear Ali, you have made a boat to carry you to me… I have stolen it to carry me to where you are____________________________________________________6كنت مثلك يا علي... عندي قارب...كان لونه من ذهب الاحلام وكان مرصعاً باللازورد، اللازورد ياعليI was like yo… (See Merlin record for full description)
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