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The Gardener and Death A Persian Nobleman: My gardener rushed in anxiously And asked to have a word with me “I was pruning”, he said out of breath, “When close behind me I saw Death. I was startled and tried to flee When with his hand he threatened me. 'Lend your horse, sir, I must be gone Tonight I must reach Isfahan!' ” – That afternoon (he'd long since fled) In my garden I too saw Death. “Why”, I asked, as he stayed silent, “Did you threaten my dear servant?” “It was no threat”, he blithely said, “I was shocked ere your servant fled. To see here at work the very man I'd to meet tonight in Isfahan”.
