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persian rug

By aiwaz

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i found this rug in a cubist castle of spanish orange blooms its a persian rug from the fifteenth century her silk threads were woven by anais nin born before as the caliph whore i found this rug or rather it found me the mountain comes to mohammud threaded in orange red and royal blue reserved for the safe return of wild eyed desert heretics their skulls cleaned and used as bowls to console their grieving families Written March 5th, 2002 © on Mar 05 2002 08:25 AM PST   0 • 10

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