And, ok, since I have been avoiding the topic, here's something about Armenians. Anna Akhmatova's "Imitation of the Armenian:"
I shall come to you in a dream,
a black ewe that can barely stand;
I'll stagger up to you and I'll bleat,
"Shah of Shahs, have you dined well?
You are protected by Allah's will,
the world is a bead in your hand. . .
and did my son's flesh taste sweet?
Did your children enjoy their lamb?"
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