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The Rub Al-Khali.
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The Empty Quarter.
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It is but the first march
of the great race.
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Alas, most of the riders
do not even get halfway.
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Last year, 40 men perished,
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roasted alive
before reaching Iraq.
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The fortunate few
cross Allah's Frying Pot,
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then must pray
they do not bear witness
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to the jinni of the West.
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Thank you, sir.
That's mighty interesting.
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Ah!
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Where the old ones
speak of the sand devil
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who guards the secrets
of the passage to the sea.
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Those who reach the gulf waters
travel west across Syria
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where the sands shift.
:29:58
East becomes west.
West becomes south.
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What looks like sand to you
soon becomes the poison pits.
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[Speaks native language]
:30:06
Men and horses
fall through the air
:30:08
and are boiled thus.
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Get out of here, mister.
Leave me be.
:30:12
This is not possible!
:30:15
You see, I was
Sheikh bin Riyadh's goat herder.
:30:19
I was charged
with the crime of stealing milk.
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As punishment,
I have been assigned
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to the American and his horse.
:30:29
You're working for me?
:30:30
It was this or be
removed of my left hand.
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The future will tell
if I have chosen poorly.
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To cross Syria to Damascus,
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one must face
hundreds of miles of salt
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where no food can be found.
:30:45
Men go mad!
:30:49
I can see that.
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I pray to Allah,
the All-Compassionate,
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that he will give you
the merciful wisdom to go home.
:30:57
You know horses?
:30:59
Goats.