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Worked diligently as a professional baker

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Before he became a legendary poet whose words are still quoted today, Hafez worked a completely grueling day job as an apprentice baker. He spent years kneading dough and hauling heavy sacks of flour just to pay for his education. The greatest lyrical genius of his century literally smelled like yeast and burnt crusts for a decade.

Worked diligently as a professional baker
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