Consonantal drift.
April 5, 2008 by picturesclerk
I am relearning Arabic. One letter, the consonant ayin (literally, ‘eye’), is especially nice. Here it is:

Climates are changing. An unexpected snowstorm in the Middle East renders characters starkly visible; a group of women appear calligraphic against a snowbank while ayin looks on.

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