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Pen, tablet, heaven and hell I looked to see

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Pen, tablet, heaven and hell I looked to see by Omar Khayyam

Pen, tablet, heaven and hell I looked to see
Above the skies, from all eternity;
At last the master sage instructed me,
«Pen, tablet, heaven and hell are all in thee.»

Form: Epigram

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