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SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL & GHERIZEH PALACE CAIRO
THE EGYPTIAN HOTELS LTD.
QUIS AQUAM NILI BIBIT AERUM BIBET 

TelegrAddress SHEPHEARDS-CAIRO
LIEBER'S CODE USED

Shepheard's Hotel May 20th, 1908.

My dear Colonel Hecker,
It seems more than agreeably strange to find plans dreamed beside last winter's hearth, working successfully under this gray dust enveloped desert moon. My quest takes me to Gizeh, to strange haunts of old Arabi, and he works best when the light is not too bright. I return to my hotel, along the Nile, under the old tree covered drive, in the moonshine, and the contrast with Ferry Avenue and my quiet home is entertaining. Those who drive to and fro with me sometimes, are also entertaining, but not in looks or smell. In pure deviltry and intrigue they are fascinating [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]]. Thread by thread they unwind the secret story of the stealthily. 

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