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My sweet comrade / and beloved ever-near, whose words are as a light to my path / and whose memory is sweet to my palate, my bundle of frankincense / my honey and honeycomb, Rabbi Asher!
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In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate.
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David tells his brother, Maimonides, about his travels with a small caravan to ‘Aydhāb, Egypt, narrowly avoiding death and robbery on the way.