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Paradise Visited
There was a man who upon dying, was greeted by a keeper of the gate.
He was being shown around and saw a beautiful city of gold and jewels.
There were people of beautiful countenance walking around, and said;
"What place is this?" The gate-keeper said; "This is the place of the Moslems"
As they walked and looked he was struck by the beauty of many cities and people.
He asked and was told of many places: Buddists, Celts, and Catholics....
He finally noticed that they all had big, high, grey walls between them.
He inquired about this in a very loud and excited voice !
The gate-keeper said: Shhhhhhhhhh. They all think they are here alone!