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Now, as to the escape alluded to by Rizal in his trial, did Hadji Butu intimate this possibility beyond the earshot of the ever-present farol de combate? Perhaps, there was no need for clandestine talk. A more likely scenario would be Hadji Butu discussing the planned escape with Rizal in broad daylight in the presence of the guard. Why, both could converse in Arabic, and there was no tape recording back then.

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