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Once Upon a Time
Effat Yehia
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My father was the minister of the king Shahryar. One night, I found him sad and his eyes were mad. He was lying under the stars and the...
I was dressed in a silk dress that was embroidered with beads, sapphire, topaz and emeralds… I don’t remember what happened after I entered the king’s golden bedroom, all that I recall is hearing the stony beads scattered on the blue marble floor, and the silk torn to many pieces.
Shahrazade: At dawn, I found a naked tanned body moving and something shimmering, it was a sword. I jumped from my sleep and kissed him violently, all over his body until the golden metal fell on the floor from his hands, he had me instead. It was painful, but I had no other choice.
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