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Examples
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On his departure the ape-man, with Abdul, wandered again into the streets of Sidi Aissa, where he was soon attracted by the wild din of sound coming from the open doorway of one of the numerous cafes maures.
The Return of Tarzan 1913
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At right angles was the street of the dancers, narrow, bounded with the low white houses of the ouleds, twinkling with starry lights, humming with voices, throbbing with the clashing music that poured from the rival _cafes maures_, thronged with the white figures of the desert men, strolling slowly, softly as panthers up and down.
The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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She rode through one of the villages of old Beni-Mora, silent, unlighted, with empty streets and closed cafes maures, touched her horse with the whip, and cantered on at a quicker pace.
The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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They passed up a narrow street redeemed from sordidness by a domed koubbah or two; and from the roofed balconies of cafés maures, Arabs looked down on them with large, dreamy eyes like clouded stars.
The Golden Silence 1901
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