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And so it came to pass that pursuant to the decree that all must return to the place of their birth in time for the Christmas holidays [1], the price of camels had skyrocketed astronomically. Those who's journeys were insignificant enough to be made by donkey suffered little hardship, but for those with great journeys to make, well . . !

There was however, one trader at the back of a souq somewhere in the Levant who could still let you have a brace of reindeer for an absolute steal! [citation needed]