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She awakens by the touch of the hunger,
The snapping of the boughs,
Yet two-draughts thirst more.
God offers hunger,
In how many flavours.

— Sara Shagufta

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He grabbed me. We got into a terrible fight. My verdict was given: “You will now be given an electric shock, Shagufta. We need to calm you down.” I tore away, and ran to the other side of the asylum, and on one of its walls, I wrote: “Nazi Camp.” He began grinning.

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