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disturbed distraction for a few nights before at last departing late at night. People in rural Egypt believe that a man who is called for by En-Naddaha is doomed, curing him is often impossible. Not a single instance has been recorded where a man is seen devoured by her. But many old local citizens believe she consumes or pulls her victims into the Nile and drowns them.
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Usually the men do not get close enough to the Nile to get a glimpse of what the creature looks like before they run away. In rare instances, they get a glimpse of her. She is described as being a very beautiful female; tall, slender, with long flowing hair down her back. She stands steadily very
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