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“Amir then showed off his moonwalk prowess as he started to walk backward toward Tara again.

Tara closed her eyes and laughed. She took a sip from her glass and said, “Divaneh!�

“I am crazy. Crazy for you!� Amir said with eyebrows raised and still dancing in his spot.

Tara sat on the edge of the bed, glass in hand and with the other smoothed a piece of her hair behind her ear. “Did you know that Persian demons did everything backward?� she said.

“Did they now?� Amir replied still dancing.

“They did. The word for demons, div, comes from the Avesta language meaning ‘a spirit or deity personifying evil.� They were creatures that wreaked havoc.�

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“Yes, really,� Tara replied with a smile. “And we’ve got Ferdowsi and the old Persian language to thank for the word divaneh too.�

“So are you telling me that I’m a demon?â€� Amir didn’t get where Tara was going as he walked back toward the dressing table.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish