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so much frightened the man appointed to personify Hossein before 
his Majesty, that in fear of the same fate he absconded. His alarm 
was natural, for at this village the man who performed the part of 
the executioner chose to act to the letter, what was only intended as a 
very bloodless representation; and when Hossein was brought before 
him to be beheaded, he cut off the poor actor’s head. For this the 
King fined him one hundred tomauns. His Majesty was pleased to 
take much notice of the Indians, whose ceremonial seemed to affect 
him much more than the others. Some keep the Moharrem three 
days later. 
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