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Our great poet Khosrow Golesorkhi was shot. Our great director Keramat Denachian was shot. Dozens of writers, professors, and artists were imprisoned. Dozens of others had to emigrate to save themselves. Unbelievably ignorant and barbarous scum made up Savak, and when they got their hands on someone in the habit of reading books they worked him over with particular malice.