From: sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari)
Subject: Autobiography ************
Originator: sehari@class1.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 09:18:34 GMT

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With thanks to Mash Cheragh-Ali for providing the good program, the
gerdsooz.  Here is a poem from Hafz:

                     | c |        .    : . =  . |            =          c | . 
                 o > |_w_|>   > q_7  4_,_9_)    |  q    o_ q_)_,_o      w |_9 
                (               /             /    /   ( : /   :     (_/      

                  |. T      |                  . |         : c         .      
              o > |  |   .  |_8_7  q >    _8     |  q    o_o_w_c   o ]_,_     
             (     /    (_)    .   /     /     /    /   (               .     

                 : |  .        c                        :       c | =     ||  
                 q | _9    _7 _w    o_8 >   4_7   o_w ]_o    . _w_|_)   _ |_D 
                (/  /     (_ /     (         c   (          (_)        /:     

                  | : . |            c   |      =   |         |          /    
              o > |_,_9 |   .  q_7  4_ > |_7  4_)_o |>    . _ |    >   4_)    
             (             (_) /c                        (_):    /            

                  |                         .                   / |           
       > q_    o_ |_7   . _  _      w q >  _9   q    o > q_   (_)_|_o    . _o 
         /.   ( :  .   (_): /.   (_/  /   /     /   (    /.             (_)   

                       |  T     |  .              |              T       T    
                   o > |_ |  __ | _7   _ >    . _ |    >   >   q |   o > |    
                  (     .    .   /    /:     (_):    /       / /    (         

                 .          |                      |              |       |   
                _p q_7  __,_|  q     q_7     _ q_7_|>   q      _ q_D   4_ |_w 
             (_/   /    .      /   / /    (_S: /.       /   (_S. /      :     

                       |    . |  ..  .       :         /            |         
                   o > |_     |  __,_9  _   q_       q_)   _w       |q_8_     
                  (     :   /          /.   /    (_S /    /     (_S  /  .     

           ..          ..    | :     . ||  .       |         |       ..     . 
           __,_w q >   __,_o |_o   __9_||   _7   o_|>    _7q_|   _   __,_w_,_ 
                 /                         /.   (       (_ /    /.         :  

                          | :   |    | .     |      =      .         . /      
                      o > |_,_w |  > |]_   > |_    _)>   __9  _7   o_,_)_7    
                     (                        :   /          /    (     c     

                   ..  .| . c.        .               |      ..  .        /  /
                   __,_7|_,_w_    o_7_,_o    _7_,_8   | _o   __,_7_   __,_)q_)
                                 ( .        (_c :      /          .   .    /  

                |.      |||               :   =      |     . |         |      
            o > |     e_||_D   4_7_      _,_,_)    > |_o     |  __     |_     
           (     /   (_         c .   (_S   :    /         /    .  /    :     

                  : c      . | .                c   =      : |         c   |: 
                  q_w_c   4_ |_7_,_o     >      w q_)_   4_o_|_7   o ]_w   |_ 
                 (/              :     /     (_/  /  .            (           

                    |      /  |         .   . |        .      T               
                o > |_   (_)  |_,_o_   q_     |     _o_c   ]_ |   o >  _8     
               (     .      /   .  .   /    /    (_S        :    (    /       

             ..    |.                /              |          .        .     
             __,_w | _w   o ]_ >   (_)_o >  _o    o_|>    .  q_7  >   q_7_,_o 
                    /        :             /     (       (_) /      / /   :   

                        |                 c   =    =             |       /    
                    o > |>    o >  _o   4_w q_)   _)_7_    | >   | _7  4_)    
                   (         (    /         /    /  . .   (|      /c          

                   / c |  .     . |.          |. . |                 /    /|  
                 (_)_w |      __9_|     _w_   _D_9 |_7  o  _8_7   . _)  (_)|_ 
                          /        /   /  .               /  c   (_)        c 

                   |   .                  |                     |   .         
               o > |_,_,_   >  _,_    o > |_o >    |_,_w    . _ |  4_   q     
              (      :  .     / ..   (            (| :     (_):       / /     

                                         . |    c   |. . |                    
                                     -     | _,_w   _D_9 |_7  -               
                                         /  / :                               

                    With highest regards,
                         Babak   Sehari.

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