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Ibn Battuta
1355 - Fez
In Fez, with his travelling finished, the most widely journeyed man of the medieval world sets down what movement taught him that stillness never could.
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Ibn Battuta
1355 - Fez
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In Fez, with his travelling finished, the most widely journeyed man of the medieval world sets down what movement taught him that stillness never could.
