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and therefore went and laid another close by him,
in such a spot that he could not possibly miss
seeing it ; whereupon the woodcutter caught the
bird, and rose up to carry it to the woni. "Oh!
What are you going to do with me? Do not kill
me. Do not imprison me, but set me free," cried
the bird. "You shall not fail of a reward. Pluck
one of my feathers and show it to the fire, and
you shall at once arrive at my country, Koh-i-Qáf,
where my parents will reward you. They will give
you a necklace of pearls, the price of which no
king on earth could give." But the poor ignorant
woodcutter would not listen to the bird's
pleadings. His mind was too much occupied with
the thought of the rupee that he felt certain of
getting, and therefore he ___

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