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painted  in  various  hues  recalled  something。  My  heart  beat  quickly  as  I

recognized the execution of the magnificent hand in the piece。 My heart knew

before I did; only he could’ve drawn such a splendid hand: This was the work

of Bihzad。 It was as if light were gushing from the painting to my face。

I had seen pictures drawn by the Great Master Bihzad a few times before;

perhaps  because  I  hadn’t  looked  at  them  alone;  but  in  a  group  of  former

masters  years  ago;  perhaps  because  we  couldn’t  be  certain  whether  it  was

indeed the work of the great Bihzad; I hadn’t been as taken as I was now。

The  heavy  moldy  darkness  of  the  Treasury  chamber  seemed  to  brighten。

This beautifully drawn hand merged in my mind with that thin; magnificent

arm branded with signs of love; which I’d just now seen。 Again; I praised God

for showing me such spectacular beauty before I went blind。 How do I know

I’ll soon be blind? I don’t know! I sensed that I could share this intuition of

mine with Black; who’d sidled up to me holding a candle and was looking at

the page; but something else came out of my mouth。

“Behold the remarkable rendering of the hand;” I said。 “It’s Bihzad。”

My hand went of its own will to hold Black’s; as if it were holding the hand

of one of those soft; velvet…skinned; beautiful apprentice boys; each of whom

I’d loved in my youth。 His hand was smooth and firm; warmer than my own;

delicate and broad; and I was thrilled by the veined side of his wrist。 When I

was young; I would take an apprentice child’s hand into my palm and; before

telling  him  how  to  hold  the  brush;  I’d  gaze  with  affection  into  his  sweet;

frightened eyes。 That’s how I looked at Black。 Reflected in his pupils; I saw the

flame of the candle he held aloft。 “We miniaturists are brethren;” I said; “but

now everything is ing to an end。”

“How do you mean?”

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I said; “Everything is ing to an end” like a great master who longs for

blindness;  having  devoted  his  years  to  a  lord  or  a  prince;  having  created

masterpieces in his workshop in the style of the ancients; having even ensured

that this workshop had its own style; a great master who knows; whenever his

patron lord loses his last battle; that new lords will e in the wake of the

plundering enemy; disband the workshop; tear apart bound volumes leaving

the pages in disarray and belittle and destroy what remains; including the fine

details  that  he  long  believed  in;  that  were  of  his  own  discovery  and  that  he

loved like his own children。 But I needed to explain this to Black differently。

“This  illustration  is  of  the  great  Poet  Abdullah  Hatifi;”  I  said。  “Hatifi  was

such a great poet that he simply stayed home while everybody else rushed out

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