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|| **Meaning**/**Explanation** || || A small makeshift bed made out of straws. Bowles' choice to describe this particular object in the room reflects the harsh conditions that Port and Kit are in and also how far they are from the cultural norms that they are accustomed to.
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Word/Term/Phrase**
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">pallet (pg. 223)

|| || A small alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate one's appetite. Even in such a remote place, extremely Western habits and cultures still persist. It is ironic that Captain Broussard, the "ruler" of many Africans, still entertain such habits. It shows the unbreakable cultural barrier between different cultures. || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">It is an Italian brand of vermouth. Vermouth is aromatized wine with herbs, roots and flavorings added into the drink. Again it is interesting to note that such a European product still found its way into the heart of the desert. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">A small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand. It usually contains clothing and toiletry. Even as Port suffers in his room in a remote place called Sba, the valises are mentioned. In a place like this, such Western articles seem to be insignificant; not only in improving Port's condition, but simply its useless value to the characters. || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">    <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
 * apéritif <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> (pg. 224)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cinzano (pg. 224)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">valise (pg. 226)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Players     (pg. 227)

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">     || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">A British tobacco company found by John Player in the mid 19th century. || || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">A hooded cloak worn by Arabs. Tunner, Kit all wear burnouses at some ppint to guard themselves against the cold weather, showing a form of dependecy or absorbtion of foreign culture. || || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">A city in Sudan, in the district of Kordofan. The characters have moved far down from where they originally started in the beginning of the novel. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">burnous (pg. 230)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">El Ga'a (pg. 240)