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CAIRO TO DAMASCUS
began his assault on my plate of mausaf. First he dug into a
chunk of meat, placing it on the bottom of the bread, which
he had shaped like a pyramid; then he stuffed the rest of the
bread with rice, and saturated the mixture with sauce and
yoghourt. With a quick turn of the wrist and an upward motion of the hand, my friend brought the loaded pyramid to
his mouth, tilting his head slightly to let the juices drop in
first, q V