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World Service,1 min

Why the 1001 Nights can go on forever

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TV producer Shabnam Rezaei explains how many of the stories of the 1001 Nights contain other stories which in turn contain stories of their own, like a box within a box structure which is infinite. Photo: Shahrzad and the many characters from 1001 Nights from the animated TV series (Big Bad Boo studios) Used with kind permission

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