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Will you find the mystic truth or lose your way in this intense Rumi quiz trial?

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Hard

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Flee the Mongol expansion from Balkh to Anatolia and test your grip on the life of a mystic. Trace the transformation of a scholar into a poet after a 1244 meeting with Shams of Tabriz. Prove you know the language, the reed flute metaphors, and the legacy of the Mevlevi Order.

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