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dispersal  of  his  workshop;  he  moved  from  Samarkand  to  Kazvin;  where  two

years later he was condemned for his spiteful attempts to refute the verse in

the Glorious Koran that declares; “The blind and the seeing are not equal。” For

this; he was first blinded; then killed by young Nizam Shah’s soldiers。

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I  was  on  the  verge  of  telling  a  third  story;  describing  to  the  pretty…eyed

calligrapher’s  apprentice  how  the  great  master  Bihzad  had  blinded  himself;

how he never wanted to leave Herat; why he never painted again after being

taken  forcibly  to  Tabriz;  how  a  miniaturist’s  style  was  really  the  style  of  the

workshop in which he worked and other tales I’d heard from Master Osman;

but I became preoccupied with the storyteller。 How had I known that he was

going to tell Satan’s story tonight?

I  had  the  urge  to  say;  “It  was  Satan  who  first  said  ”I‘!  It  was  Satan  who

adopted a style。 It was Satan who separated East from West。“

I closed my eyes and drew Satan on the storyteller’s rough sheet of paper as

my heart desired。 As I drew; the storyteller and his assistant; other artists and

curious onlookers giggled and goaded me on。

Pray; do you think I have my own style; or do I owe it to the wine?

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I; SATAN

I am fond of the smell of red peppers frying in olive oil; rain falling into a calm

sea  at  dawn;  the  unexpected  appearance  of  a  woman  at  an  open  window;

silences; thought and patience。 I believe in myself; and; most of the time; pay

no  mind  to  what’s  been  said  about  me。  Tonight;  however;  I’ve  e  to  this

coffeehouse  to  set  my  miniaturist  and  calligrapher  brethren  straight  about

certain gossip; lies and rumors。

Of course; because I’m the one speaking; you’re already prepared to believe

the  exact  opposite  of  what  I  say。  But  you’re  smart  enough  to  sense  that  the

opposite  of  what  I  say  is  not  always  true;  and  though  you  might  doubt  me;

you’re astute enough to take an interest in my words: You’re well aware that

my name; which appears in the Glorious Koran fifty…two times; is one of the

most frequently cited。

All  right  then;  let  me  begin  with  God’s  book;  the  Glorious  Koran。

Everything about me in there is the truth。 Let it be known that when I say this;

I  do  so  with  the  utmost  humility。  For  there’s  also  the  issue  of  style。  It  has

always caused m

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