The Book of Days-2 (2)

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The Book of Love

and Marriage-2

Hooshang Danesh



Copyrights 2018, Hooshang Danesh

The copyrights to all my songs, words, paintings, and

drawings--are protected by Three. My will lies dobly

therein! "arnings #or the needy!and

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%encil on paper-

hooshang danesh-



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Two more boo/s-

y #i&e-

2 more certain-

(ongs-

n the style o#-

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1000 drawings-

nd 100 paintings-

nd more-

nd we shall-

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li&e-

n-

The-

4eeping-

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cross 10000 years-

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That’s not-Regrettable-Non-proud-But steady—

f the !eight of-"is i#pedi#ents-$ren’t so #any-

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li&e-

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and o# plenty!

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(pread-6or-





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(ame-

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;e-

re-

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come here!

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mean-

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and o# plenty!

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2000 years!

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;as bra&e as always-

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(he wore the-

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6eet!



(he le#t li/e-

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