open, sesame

See also: open, Sesame; open sesame; and open Sesame

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open, sesame

1. Alternative form of open sesame.
   • 1999, Andy Serwer, “Tech is king; now meet the Prince”, in Fortune, page 110:

     As we come to the gate (the guy driving says, “Open, sesame”—really!), it swings open to reveal a 20-foot-high wall-of-water fountain and a broad avenue lined with palm trees.

   • 2000, Jeffery Deaver, The Empty Chair, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 24:

     He said a boisterous “Open, sesame” and the door swung wide.

   • 2009, Albert E. Cowdrey, “Paradiso Lost”, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 116, page 108:

     Janesco clumped to the command console and said the scientific-age equivalent of “Open, sesame.”

   • 2014, Denise R. Stephenson, Isolation, Minneapolis, Minn.: Mill City Press, →ISBN, page 52:

     “You know me, Garbles, I’m your bud. Whacha got there?” Frank reached out and tried to grab the page, but Gary saw it coming and dodged. / “My hands only,” said Gary. “Look, but don’t touch.” / “OK, OK. Open, sesame.”