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sufferings had so increased that his tranquillity
was destroyed, fearing the loss of reason would
follow, he fled from Aleppo in disguise and re-
traced his steps to Shiraaz, where in solitude
his peace of mind was again restored, for there
he could converse with his merciful Creator
and Protector uninterrupted by the strife of
tongues."