#substitution
3 stories
دَرْسُ البَدَلِ | The Lesson of Apposition
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
A physician in Bukhara learns the grammar of substitution through البدل, as identities shift and masks fall in a night of revelation.
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دَرْسُ الإِبْدَالِ | The Lesson of Substitution
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
A calligrapher in medieval Herat learns the grammar of replacement through الإبدال, where one letter stands for another.
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Usiku wa Arusi
Anastasia Chrome•8 min read
His bride is young and terrified. On the wedding night, the girl's thick mother comes to the bridal chamber instead. 'Let me prepare you both,' she says. The preparation becomes the main event.
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