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red were rubies ; the paler, a particular
sort of ruby called balass ; the green,
emeralds: the blue, turquoises; the violet,
amethysts; those tinged with yellow,
sapphires; in the same way, all the other
coloured fruits were varieties of precious
stones 5 and the whole of them were of
the largest size, and more perfect than
were ever seen in the whole world.
Aladdin was not yet of an age to
know their value, and thought they
were all only pieces of coloured glass.
The variety, however, and contrast of
