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a   pleasant   aroma   even   in   the   coldest   weather;   and   with   my   usual

fastidiousness;  I  straightened  up  the  wall  boards  between  the  collapsed

chimney and the window with its dilapidated shutters。 I entered and drew the

lingering scent of one…hundred…year…old incense and mold deep into my lungs。

It made me so blissful to be here; I thought tears would fall from my eyes。

If I haven’t already said so; I’d like to say that I fear nothing but Allah and

the  punishment  meted  out  in  this  world  has  no  import  whatsoever  in  my

opinion。 What I fear are the various torments that murderers like myself will

have to endure on Judgment Day; as is clearly described in the Glorious Koran;

in  the  “Criterion”  chapter;  for  example。  In  the  ancient  books;  that  I  quite

rarely lay hold of; whenever I see this punishment in all its colors and violence;

recalling the simple; childish; yet terrifying scenes of Hell illustrated on calfskin

by the old Arab miniaturists; or; for whatever reason; the torments of demons

depicted  by  Chinese  and  Mongol  master  artists;  I  can’t  keep  myself  from

drawing  this  analogy  and  heeding  its  logic:  What  does  “The  Night  Journey”

chapter  state  in  its  thirty…third  verse?  Is  it  not  written  that  one  should  not;

without justification; take the life of another whose murder God forbids? All

right then: The miscreant I’ve sent to Hell was not a believer; whose murder

God had forbidden; and besides; I had excellent justification for shattering his

skull。

This man had slandered those of us who’d worked on that book Our Sultan

had secretly missioned。 If I hadn’t silenced him; he would’ve denounced

as  unbelievers  Enishte  Effendi;  all  the  miniaturists  and  even  Master  Osman;

letting the rabid followers of the Hoja of Erzurum have their way with them。 If

someone  succeeded  in  announcing  that  the  miniaturists  were  mitting

blasphemy;  these  followers  of  Ezurumi—who  are  looking  for  any  excuse  to

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exercise  their  strength—wouldn’t  just  be  satisfied  with  doing  away  with  the

master  miniaturists;  they’d  destroy  the  entire  workshop  and  Our  Sultan

would be helpless to do anything but watch without a peep。

As I did every time I came here; I cleaned up with the broom and some rags

I kept hidden in a corner。 As I cleaned; I was heartened and felt like a dutiful

servant of Allah again。 So that He wouldn’t deprive me of this blessed feeling; I

prayed for a long time。 The cold; which was enough to make a fox shit copper;

drove into my bones。 I began to feel that sinister ache at the back of my throat。

I stepped outside。

Soon afterward; again in the same strange state of mind; I found myself in a

pletely  different  neighborhood。  I  don’t  know  what  had  happened;  what

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