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Zaid caressed his misbaha, tenderly wrapping the emerald prayer beads around his fingers. He rolled them between his thumb and forefinger with care and affection, his lips busy uttering the tasbih for evening prayer.

He raised the beads to his mouth, planting them with kisses as they brushed under his

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