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Ko te wikitoria a Ruhia, ko te korero e huri ana ki tetahi wahine taitamariki, a Amir, i tae mai i tetahi kainga tawhiti i runga i nga maunga ki te marena ki a Karluk, he taitamariki e waru tau te pakeke. Ko te raupapa e whai ana i to raatau hononga i a ia e whanake ana, i te wa e whakaatu ana i etahi atu korero mo nga waahine taiohi me o raatau oranga o ia ra me o raatau hoa rangatira me o ratau tane i te Silk Road.