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The same questioner said: "I have read much of Tolstoy and I see a parallel between his teachings and yours. In one of his books he speaks f the Enigma of Life, and describes how life is wasted in our endeavour to find the Key. But Tolstoy goes on to say: `There is a man in Persia who holds the secret.'" (78:1)

"Yes," said 'Abdu'l- Baha, "I received a letter from Tolstoy, and in it he said that he wished to write a book upon Baha'u'llah." (78:2)

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