Khayyam, who sewed the tents of philosophic lore, is

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Khayyam, who sewed the tents of philosophic lore, is by Omar Khayyam

Khayyam, who sewed the tents of philosophic lore, is
suddenly engulfed within the crucible of grief, and there
is burned. The shears of Fate have cut the thread of
his existence; the Auctioneer of Life has sold him for
a song.

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