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pains in my joints。 When I said “the second floor;” I felt oddly embarrassed;

but  let  me  tell  you:  Men  with  much  less  money  than  I;  even  simple  spahi

cavalrymen  with  tiny  military  fiefs;  will  soon  be  able  to  build  two…story

houses。

We  were  in  the  room  with  the  blue  door  that  I  used  as  the  painting

workshop in winter; and I sensed that Black was aware of Shekure’s presence

in the adjacent room。 I at once disclosed to him the matter that inspired the

letter I’d sent to Tabriz; inviting him to Istanbul。

“Just as you did in concert with the calligraphers and miniaturists of Tabriz;

I; too; have been preparing an illustrated manuscript;” I said。 “My client is; in

fact;  His  Excellency  Our  Sultan;  the  Foundation  of  the  World。  Because  this

book is a secret; Our Sultan has disbursed payment to me under cover of the

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Head Treasurer。 And I have e to an understanding with each of the most

talented  and  acplished  artists  of  Our  Sultan’s  atelier。  I  have  been  in  the

process  of  missioning  one  of  them  to  illustrate  a  dog;  another  a  tree;  a

third I’ve charged with making border designs and clouds on the horizon; and

yet  another  is  responsible  for  the  horses。  I  wanted  the  things  I  depicted  to

represent  Our  Sultan’s  entire  world;  just  as  in  the  paintings  of  the  Veian

masters。 But unlike the Veians; my work would not merely depict material

objects;  but  naturally  the  inner  riches;  the  joys  and  fears  of  the  realm  over

which Our Sultan rules。 If I ended up including the picture of a gold coin; it

was  to  belittle  money;  I  included  Death  and  Satan  because  we  fear  them。  I

don’t  know  what  the  rumors  are  about。  I  wanted  the  immortality  of  a  tree;

the weariness of a horse and the vulgarity of a dog to represent His Excellency

Our  Sultan  and  His  worldly  realm。  I  also  wanted  my  cadre  of  illustrators;

nicknamed  ”Stork;“  ”Olive;“  ”Elegant‘  and  “Butterfly;”  to  select  subjects  of

their  own  choosing。  On  even  the  coldest;  most  forbidding  winter  evenings;

one  of  my  Sultan’s  illustrators  would  secretly  visit  to  show  me  what  he’d

prepared for the book。

“What kind of pictures were we making? Why were we illustrating them in

that way? I can’t really answer you at present。 Not because I’m withholding a

secret from you; and not because I won’t eventually tell you。 It’s as though I

myself don’t quite know what the pictures mean。 I do; however; know what

kind of paintings they ought to be。”

Four months after I sent my letter; I heard from the barber located on the

street where we used to live that Black had returned to Istanbul; and; in turn; I

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