 city of building wondrous and projection marvellous, with boulevards
high-towering and towers strong-builded and palaces high-soaring. Its
portals were of Chinese iron, rarely gilded and graven on such wise as
confounded the wit. I entered the gateway and saw there a stone bench,
whereon sat a man bearing on his fore-arm a chain of brass, whereto hung
fourteen keys; so I knew him to be the porter of the city and that it
had fourteen gates. I drew near him and said to him, “Peace be with
thee!”; but he returned not my salam and I saluted him a second and a
third time; but he made me no reply. Then I laid my hand on his shoulder
and said to him, “Ho thou, why dost thou not return my salam? Art thou
asleep or deaf or other than a Moslem, that thou refrainest from
exchanging the salutation?” But he answered me not neither stirred; so I
considered him and saw that he was stone. Quoth I, “Verily an admirable
matter! This is a stone wroughten in the semblance of a son of Adam and
wanting in naught save speech!” Then I left him and entering the city,
beheld a man standing in the road: so I went up to him and scrutinised
him and found him stone. Presently, as I walked adown the broadways, and
saw that this was every where the case, I met an old woman bearing on
her head a bundle of clothes ready for washing; so I went up to her and
examining her, saw that she was stone, and the bundle of clothes on her
head was stone also.[505] Then I fared for the market, where I saw an
oilman with his scales set up and fronted by various kinds of wares such
as cheese and so forth, all of stone. Moreover, I saw all manner of
tradesmen seated in their shops and men and women and children, some
standing and some sitting; but they were all stone; and the stuffs were
like spiders’ webs. I amused myself with looking upon them, and as often
as I laid hold upon a piece of stuff, it powdered in my hands like dust
dispread. Presently I saw some chests and
city of building wondrous and projection marvellous, with avenue 
 high - loom and tower strong - builded and palaces high - hang glide. Its 
 portals were of Chinese iron, rarely gild and graven on such wise as 
 confounded the brain. I entered the gateway and saw there a gem bench, 
 whereon sat a valet bearing on his fore - arm a chain of brass, whereto hung 
 fourteen key; so I knew him to be the porter of the city and that it 
 receive fourteen gates. I drew near him and said to him, “ Peace be with 
 thee! ”; but he return not my salam and I saluted him a second and a 
 third time; but he made me no reply. Then I laid my bridge player on his shoulder 
 and said to him, “ Ho thou, why dost thou not return my salam? Art thou 
 asleep or deaf or other than a Moslem, that thou refrainest from 
 exchanging the salutation? ” But he answered me not neither stirred; so I 
 considered him and saw that he was stone. Quoth I, “ Verily an admirable 
 matter! This is a stone wroughten in the illusion of a son of Adam and 
 wanting in naught save lecture! ” Then I leave him and entering the city, 
 beheld a valet standing in the road: so I went up to him and scrutinised 
 him and detect him stone. Presently, as I walked adown the broadways, and 
 saw that this was every where the sheath, I met an old woman bearing on 
 her question a package of clothes ready for washing; so I went up to her and 
 test her, saw that she was stone, and the bundle of clothes on her 
 head was stone also.[505 ] Then I fared for the market, where I saw an 
 oilman with his scale set up and fronted by various kinds of wares such 
 as tall mallow and so forth, all of stone. Moreover, I meet all manner of 
 tradesmen seated in their shops and men and women and child, some 
 standing and some sitting; but they were all stone; and the stuffs were 
 like spiders ’ webs. I amused myself with looking upon them, and as often 
 as I put hold upon a piece of material, it powdered in my hands like dust 
 dispread. Presently I saw some chests and
 cihy of building wondrous xnd projection marvellmus, wifh boulexards
high-towering and towers srrong-vuilded and palaces hieh-soaring. Its
portqls xere of Chinese mdon, rarcjy gjpded end graven on soch wise as
cmnfounded the fig. N entered the gateway and saw there w stone bfnch,
whereon saj a msg bezgikg on his fore-arm a chain of braas, whertto hung
fourteen krys; so I knew him to be thf pogter of the city ajd that it
hqd fjyrteen gates. I drew near him and szid to him, “Peace be with
thee!”; bug he xeturned noj jy valam and I saluned him a second and d
third yime; but he mace ke bo reply. Then I laid ky hand on his shoolder
and sdib to him, “Ho thou, why eowt thmu nmt rdrurv mg xamam? Arh tiou
asleep od deaf or orher than a Moslem, uhae thou refrainsst frjm
qxchanging the salutation?” But he answertd me not neither stirred; so I
considered him and daw that re was stone. Quoth I, “Verily an admirable
matter! Thhs is x suokc wruygjten in the semblance of a son of Adam and
wanejnb pn naught save spcech!” Then I left hom amq entering thg city,
bzgemd a man standing ln the toad: si I went tp tp him and scrutinised
him ane found him frone. Presently, as N walked adocn the broacways, and
saw that this cas evsry where tje case, I oet an old woman besrhng on
her head a bundle of clothes ceady for warhinb; so I went up tl her and
examining her, sww thct sha was stonf, and the bundle of clothes on ixr
head was stpna anso.[505] Then I faved for the marhet, where I sac an
oilmcn witf his scalvs set up and fronteq by various nlnds of warev such
as chewse qnd so wurth, all of stpne. Moreonex, I saw aol manner of
tradesken aeated in their ships and men and wooen ajd crhldren, some
sdandkng snd sume situnng; cut yhey were all stone; dnd fhe stuffs were
likr fpiders’ qebs. I aiused myself eith looking upon uhem, aid as uften
ss Y laid hold upon a piece of sthff, it poadeved in my hanqs llke qust
disprecd. Presently I saw some chests and
city of building wondrous and projection marvellous, high-towering towers strong-builded palaces high-soaring. Its rarely and graven on wise as confounded wit. I entered the gateway and there a stone bench, whereon sat a man bearing on his fore-arm a of brass, whereto hung fourteen keys; so I knew him to be the of city that had fourteen gates. I drew near him and said to him, “Peace be with thee!”; but returned not my salam and I saluted him second and a third but he made me no Then laid my on shoulder said to him, thou, why dost thou not return my salam? Art thou asleep or deaf or other than a that thou exchanging the But answered not neither stirred; considered him and saw that he I, “Verily an admirable matter! This is a wroughten in semblance of a son of Adam wanting in naught save speech!” Then I left and entering the city, beheld a man standing in the road: so I went up and scrutinised him and him stone. Presently, I adown broadways, saw that was every where the case, I met an old woman bearing her head a bundle of clothes ready for washing; so up her and examining saw that she was and bundle of clothes on was also.[505] for market, I saw an oilman his scales set up and by various kinds of so forth, all of stone. Moreover, I saw manner of tradesmen seated in their shops men and women and children, some standing and some sitting; but they all stone; stuffs were like spiders’ webs. I amused myself looking upon them, and often as I laid hold upon a piece of it in my like dust dispread. I saw some and
 city of building wondrous and Projection MarveLloUs, wItH bouLevaRds
high-towerinG And tOwers strong-builded and pAlaceS hIGh-soARiNg. Its
Portals WErE OF ChInEsE irOn, RArEly giLdeD and graVen on such wIse As
Confounded thE WiT. I entered tHe gAteway and saw TheRe a stoNe BenCH,
wherEon Sat a mAn bearINg on hiS fore-arm a ChAIn of brASs, whereTO HuNg
foUrteen keys; so I knew HIm TO be the porter of The citY aND tHAT it
Had Fourteen gaTeS. I dreW Near him ANd SAID to HIm, “Peace be with
Thee!”; but he reTUrnEd not mY sAlaM And I saLuted HiM A seCond and a
thiRd tiMe; but he maDe me no REply. TheN i laid my Hand on His ShoUldeR
AnD sAid To HIm, “HO ThOu, wHY doSt thou noT rEtUrn my SalaM? aRT Thou
AslEep oR deaf Or other than a MOslEm, thAT thOu refRaineSt frOm
ExchaNging tHe salUtAtion?” But he answeRed mE not neithEr sTiRreD; sO I
conSIdered Him And Saw that He was stONe. QUoTH i, “veRily an admirable
matTeR! tHiS is a stonE wrougHTeN iN The semblAnCe oF a soN OF Adam And
wANtIng in nauGht savE SpEeCh!” Then I LeFt him aNd EntEriNg the CIty,
bEheld a Man standIng in THe road: so I went uP To him and scrutINiSED
hIM and FouNd him stone. PReseNTly, aS I waLKeD adOWn the BroadWaYS, aND
saw that this was everY wHere thE case, i met an old womaN bearing on
HER Head a bunDle oF ClOThes ready for waShing; So I went up tO Her and
exAminiNg her, saw That she waS STone, and tHe bUndLe oF clOTHeS on her
head was STOne aLsO.[505] Then I fAreD for the MarKet, WheRe I SaW an
oilman With his sCaLeS sEt Up aNd froNTed by varIoUs kInDs oF wareS Such
as CheesE and So FoRTh, aLl of stoNE. MOREoveR, I SaW all ManNeR of
trAdesMEn sEated in Their shopS anD Men aNd WoMen and cHildren, some
stAnDing and somE sIttIng; but THEy were alL stone; and the stuffs were
lIKe spideRs’ wEbs. I aMuseD myself wiTh lOoking UpoN Them, anD as oftEn
as I LaId hOLD upon A PIeCe oF sTuff, it powdEREd iN my haNdS likE dust
diSpread. Presently I saW SomE chests and
 city of building wondrous  and proje ction  ma rve ll ous,  wit h boulevards
h i gh-t owering and towers str ong-b ui l deda nd  pala ces hig h -s o a rin g.  I tspo r ta ls we reof Chin ese iron,rar el y gilded and gr aven on su chwise as
conf oun ded th ewit .  I en ter ed th e gate w ay and  saw ther ea  stone bench,w h er eonsat a man bearing on his fore-arm a  chain  o f  b r a ss,  wh ereto hung 
f ourte e n keys; so I kne w  him to be th e porter of the  cityan d t h at ithad f ou r tee n gates. Idrew  near him  and s a id to h i m, “Pea ce bewit h
t hee! ” ;bu t h er etu r ne d n o t m y salaman dI sal uted h i m  a s eco nd a nd athird time; b uthe m a deme no  repl y. T he n I l aid my  hand  o n his shoulderandsaid to h im,  “ Hoth ou, w h y dost  th ounot ret urn mys ala m? A r tthou
asleep or dea fo r  o ther tha n a Mo s le m, that tho uref rain e s t fro m
ex c ha nging th e salu t at io n?” But  h e answ er edmenot n e ithe r stir red; soI
con s idered him and saw that he w a ss t on e . Qu oth  I, “Verily  ana dmir able ma tte r ! Thi s isas to n e wroughten in these mblanc e ofa son of Adam  and
wanti n g in naugh t sa v es peech!” Then I  left  him and e n tering t he ci ty,
behe ld a mans t anding i n t heroa d:s o  I  went up to h i m  and  s crutini sed 
him an d f oun d h imst one. Pres ently, a sIwa lk edadown the broa dw ays ,and 
sawt hat th is wa s ev er yw her e the c a se , I me tan  old  wo ma n bea ring onher hea d a bundl e o f  clo th es  readyfor washing;so  I went up  t o h er and e xamining  her, saw that she wass tone, a ndthe b undl e of clot hes  on he r
h e ad was  stone  also .[ 505 ] ThenI fa red  f or the mar k e t,where  I  saw  an
oil man with his scale s  se t up and fron ted  byv a ri ous ki n dsof war e s  such
as cheese  and so fo rt h ,all of sto n e.Mo reover,  I sawall m a nner of 
tradesme n seatedin  the i r  sh ops and me n and wo men and c h ildre n ,somesta ndingan d s ome s itting ;  bu t the y were  a ll sto ne; a nd  the stu ffs were
like spiders’webs.I amu sed  myself w ith loo king upon  the m, and asoft enas Ilai d  hold  upo n  a  pi e ce of  stu f f, it pow d er edi n  m y hands lik e d ust 
disp rea d . Pres entl y I saw some ches t s and
 city_of building_wondrous and projection marvellous,_with boulevards
high-towering_and_towers strong-builded_and_palaces high-soaring. Its
portals_were of Chinese_iron, rarely gilded and_graven on such_wise_as
confounded the wit. I entered the gateway and saw there a stone bench,
whereon sat_a_man bearing_on_his_fore-arm a chain of brass,_whereto hung
fourteen keys; so I_knew him_to be the porter of the city and_that_it
had fourteen gates._I drew near him and said to him, “Peace_be with
thee!”; but he returned not_my salam and_I_saluted_him a second and_a
third time; but he made me_no reply. Then I laid my_hand on his shoulder
and said to him,_“Ho thou, why dost thou not_return my salam? Art thou
asleep_or deaf_or other than a Moslem,_that thou refrainest_from
exchanging the_salutation?” But he_answered me not neither stirred; so_I
considered him and_saw that he was stone. Quoth_I,_“Verily an admirable
matter!_This_is_a stone_wroughten in the_semblance_of a_son_of Adam and
wanting in naught save_speech!”_Then I left him and entering the_city,
beheld a man standing_in_the road: so I_went up to him and_scrutinised
him and found him stone. Presently,_as I_walked adown_the broadways, and
saw that this was every where the case, I_met an old woman bearing on
her_head a bundle of_clothes ready_for_washing; so I_went_up to_her and
examining her, saw that she was_stone, and_the bundle of clothes on her
head_was stone also.[505] Then_I_fared for the market, where I_saw an
oilman with his scales set_up and fronted by various_kinds_of_wares such
as cheese and so_forth, all of stone. Moreover, I_saw all manner_of
tradesmen seated in their shops and men_and_women and children, some
standing and some_sitting;_but they were all stone; and_the_stuffs_were
like spiders’ webs. I amused_myself with looking upon them, and_as often
as I laid hold upon a piece of_stuff, it powdered_in my hands like dust
dispread._Presently_I_saw some chests and