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wrecked wood benches; broken low tables and other debris。

Stacking long cushions atop one another; I reached up and grabbed hold of

the  oil  lamp。  Within  its  circle  of  light;  I  noticed  bodies  lying  on  the  floor。

When I saw that one face was covered in blood; I turned away; and went to the

next。  The  second  body  was  moaning;  and  upon  seeing  my  lamp;  made  a

childlike noise。

Someone else entered。 At first I was alarmed; though I could sense it was

Black。  The  both  of  us  leaned  over  the  third  body  sprawled  on  the  floor。  As  I

lowered the lamp to his head; we saw what we’d suspected: They’d killed the

storyteller。

There was no trace of blood on his face; which was made up like a woman’s;

but his chin; brow and rouge…covered mouth were battered; and judging by his

neck;  covered  in  bruises;  he’d  been  throttled。  His  hands  were  cast  backward

over his head on either side。 It wasn’t difficult to figure out that one of them

held the old man’s arms behind his back while the others beat him in the face

before strangling him。 I wonder; had they said; “Cut out his tongue so he never

again  slanders  his  Excellency  the  Preacher  Hoja  Effendi;”  and  then  set  about

doing so?

“Bring  the  lamp  here;”  said  Black。  Near  the  stove;  the  light  of  the  lamp

struck  broken  coffee  grinders;  sieves;  scales  and  pieces  of  broken  coffee  cups

lying in the mud of spilled coffee。 In the corner where the storyteller hung his

pictures  each  night;  Black  was  searching  for  the  performer’s  props;  sash;

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magician’s handkerchief and popping stick。 Black said he was after the pictures

and held the lamp he’d taken from me to my face: Yes; of course I’d drawn

two of them out of a sense of fraternity。 We could find nothing but the Persian

skullcap that the deceased wore over his perfectly shaved head。

Seeing no one else; we exited into the blackness of night through a narrow

passageway  that  led  away  from  the  back  door。  During  the  raid  much  of  the

crowd  and  the  artists  within  probably  escaped  through  this  door;  but  the

knocked…over  planters  and  bags  of  coffee  strewn  everywhere  indicated  that

there was a struggle here as well。

The  fact  that  the  coffeehouse  was  raided  and  the  master  storyteller

murdered; coupled with the terrifying blackness of night; brought Black and I

closer together。 This was also what caused the silence between us。 We passed

two more streets。 Black handed the lamp back to me; then he drew his dagger

and pressed it to my throat。

“We’re going to your house;” he said。 “I want to search it so I can put my

mind at ease。”

“It’s already been searched。”

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