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"did_you_know": "Written in both prose and verse, the Gulistan was used for centuries as a primer for schoolchildren in greater Iran, India, and Turkey.",
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"citation": "Canby, Sheila R. The Golden Age of Persian Art: 1501-1722. London: British Museum, 2008.",
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