Sindbad the Sailor
Americannoun
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Gwadar, which in the Baluchi language means Gateway of Winds, has been a haven for Arab seamen since the fabled Sindbad the Sailor cruised its coasts.
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Once upon a time Sindbad the Sailor set out on his Arabian Nights adventures from Basra.
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The Arabians of the 10th century thought that the islands were where Sindbad the Sailor discovered the mystical, magnetic mountain in the Sea of Zanj.
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The plot is an intricate counterpoint of love-at-first-sight, financial skullduggery in shipping circles, and Berty's appearance at a ball, disguised as Sindbad the Sailor.
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"I feel quite like Sindbad the Sailor," she said.
From Paul Patoff by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
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