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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ FORTY THIEVES, The. A band of robbers, in the tale of “Ali Baba,” in the ordinary translations of the Thousand and One Nights, although not found in the best Arabic manuscripts. They dwelt in a cave in the forest, the door of which opened only in response to the words ‘Open, sesame.’ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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