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Shah Ala ad Daula: [smoking opium] Only the road of excess can lead to the palace of wisdom.
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Rob Cole: [after surgery] My lord, to stand any chance of survival, you must rest.
Shah Ala ad Daula: The hour of my demise is already waiting. Thanks to you, the angel of death will not find me in bed like a simpering old man, but on the battlefield like a king.
Manuela Biedermann
Extended Reading
