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The Caucas lies before my feet! I stand where
Glaciers gleam, beside a precipice rock-ribbed;
An eagle that has soared from off some distant cliff,
Lawless as I, sweeps through the radiant air!
Here I see streams at their sources up-welling,
The grim avalanches unrolling and swelling!
The Caucas
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
DI dalam benteng Damaskus Tua di Suriah yang kini sedang bergolak ada sebuah jalan yang menarik perhatian saya. Namanya Jalan Lurus. Atau dalam bahasa Arab, seperti yang tertulis di papan nama di jalan itu, Sirah al Mustakim.
Teguh Santosa 