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Death as a blessing and social safety valve in Persia
Abou explains Death as a necessary equalizer and cure for societal ills. He recounts Hagem's rise in Persia to illustrate how vice and corruption tempt leaders, and how death finally halts such schemes, contrasting wickedness with insufficient virtue and predicting Death's ongoing role.
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Adhem
Ake
Abou
Hagem
Nin-mynstrel
Jobe
Ione
Hid
Couneil
Torseek
Persia
Frank Bonaparte
Bonaparte
George Francis Train
Woodhull