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in rapid transition, in Oman as elsewhere in Arabia, it can be
expected that the binding power of formally spoken words will
become further weakened. It is to be hoped that these formulae and
customs can be examined in greater detail than my material has
allowed me to do here, before the culture they represent is replaced
by a different kind of society.