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Once there was a glorious city, between West and East,
Once there was this culture melting pot, at the crossroads of Asian and Europe,
Once there was the Venezian, there was Marcopolo, meeting the persians with their camel ride, hundreds thousands people living there,
Once this city was full of tissues, spices, and rich ornaments, architecture style from here, some from there,
Once this city was full of life, kids playing around, women going down the river to catch the clean water, and wash clothes in the morning,
Once the silk road was at her apogee,
Once there was a city called Ani.
