A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of virtue. The Story of Prince Barkiarokh
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..parasites seldom altogether abandon a monarch so long as the crown still glitters on his head. The Story of Prince Alasi and the Princess Firouzkah
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