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Writer's POV:

Soon enough, it was Saïda's purification day. They were now a day away from the traditional wedding and two days away from the modern and court wedding. The impatience seemed to grow.

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According to tradition, the purification day was a day when the future bride, accompanied by her maids, would go out to take care of themselves in preparation of the wedding. It was like a girls day out.

Only thing specific about it was the fact that they had ...