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“Eighty  years  ago;  the  great  Bihzad;  master  of  masters;  understood  that

everything was ing to an end with the fall of Herat; and honorably blinded

himself so nobody would force him to paint in another way;” he said。 “A short

while  after  he  deliberately  inserted  this  plume  needle  into  his  own  eye  and

removed  it;  God’s  exquisite  darkness  slowly  descended  over  His  beloved

servant;  this  artist  with  the  miraculous  hand。  This  needle  which  came  from

Herat to Tabriz with the now drunk and blind Bihzad; was sent as a present by

Shah Tahmasp to Our Sultan’s father; along with that legendary Book of Kings。

At first; Master Osman was unable to determine why this object was sent。 But

today; he was able to see the ill will and just logic behind this cruel present。

After  Master  Osman  understood  that  Our  Sultan  wanted  to  have  His  own

portrait made in the style of the European masters and that you all; whom he

loved more than his own children; had betrayed him; he stuck this needle into

each  of  his  eyes  last  night  in  the  Treasury—in  imitation  of  Bihzad。  Now;  if  I

were  to  blind  you;  the  accursed  man  responsible  for  bringing  to  ruin  the

workshop Master Osman established at the expense of his entire life; what of

it?”

“Whether or not you blind me; in the end; we’ll no longer be able to find a

place for ourselves here;” I said。 “If Master Osman truly goes blind; or passes

away;  and  we  paint  the  way  we  feel  like  painting;  embracing  our  faults  and

individuality under the influence of the Franks so we might possess a style; we

might resemble ourselves; but we won’t be ourselves。 No; even if we were to

agree to paint like the old masters; reasoning that only in this way could we be

ourselves; Our Sultan; who’s turned His back even on Master Osman; will find

others to replace us。 No one will look at us anymore; we shall only incur pity。

The raiding of the coffeehouse merely rubs salt into our wounds; because half

the  blame  for  this  incident  will  fall  to  us  miniaturists;  who’ve  slandered  the

respected preacher。”

Although  I  tried  at  length  to  persuade  them  that  it  would  work  quite

against us to quarrel; it was to no avail。 They had no intention of listening to

me。  They  were  panicked。  If  they  could  only  decide  quickly;  before  morning;

right or wrong; which of their lot was guilty; they were convinced they could

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save  themselves;  be  delivered  from  torture  and  that  everything  having  to  do

with the workshop would persist for years to e as it always had。

Nevertheless;  what  Black  threatened  to  do  didn’t  please  the  other  two。

What  if  it  became  evident  that  somebody  else  was  guilty  and  Our  Sultan

learned they blinded me for no reason whatsoever? They were terrified both of

Black’s closeness to Master Osman and his insolence toward him。 They tried

to pull back the needle which Black; in blind rage; persisted in holding before

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