That day when the juice of the vine does not ferment

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That day when the juice of the vine does not ferment by Omar Khayyam

That day when the juice of the vine does not ferment
in my head, the universe could offer me an antidote which
would be a poison to me. Yea, sorrow over the things
of this world is a poison, and its antidote is wine. I will
take the antidote then that I may have no fear of the
poison.
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