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Zywa Jun 25
Strange gods, they worship

over there, but their death will be --


just the same as ours.
Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 2, chapter 10

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Zywa Jun 24
Oops, once invented,

a god is inherently --


indestructible.
Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 1, chapter 6

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Zywa Jun 24
Would religion be

a mistake that people pass --


on to their children?
Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 1, chapter 6

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Zywa Jun 23
The city grows on,

as if there were no workers --


but a magician.
Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 1, chapter 3

Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')
The magically rapid growth of this city is also told in the novel "Victory City" (2023, Salman Rushdie)

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Zywa Jun 23
The board of their game

is the garden, with servants --


being the pieces.
Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 1, chapter 3 – Pachisi - at the court of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')

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Zywa Jun 22
The highest ruler,

the self, is hungry, in need --


of beauty and love.
Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 1, chapter 2

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Zywa Jun 22
Ow, my secret hurts,

it eats me, hollows me out --


Alive I am dead.
Novel "The Enchantress of Florence" (2008, Salman Rushdie), part 1, chapter 2 - Covert homosexuality

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