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down  Archer’s  Street  which  smelled  dizzyingly  of  linden  blossoms  in  the

spring;  past  the  bakery  where  my  master would buy round meat pasties; up

the  hill  lined  with  beggars  and  quince  and  chestnut  trees;  past  the  closed

shutters  of  the  new  market  and  the  barber  whom  my  master  greeted  each

morning; alongside the empty field where acrobats would set up their tents in

summer  and  perform;  in  front  of  the  foul…smelling  rooming  houses  for

bachelors;  beneath  moldy…smelling  Byzantine  arches;  before  Ibrahim  Pasha’s

palace  and  the  column  made  up  of  three  coiling  snakes;  which  I’d  drawn

hundreds of times; past the plane tree; which we depicted a different way each

time;  emerging  into  the  Hippodrome  and  under  the  chestnut  and  mulberry

trees  wherein  sparrows  and  magpies  alighted  and  chirped  madly  in  the

mornings。

The  heavy  door  of  the  workshop  was  closed。  There  was  nobody  at  the

entrance  or  under  the  arched  portico  above。  I  was  able  to  look  up  only

momentarily  at  the  shuttered  small  windows  from  which;  as  apprentices

stifled by boredom; we used to stare at the trees; before I was accosted。

He  had  a  shrill  voice  that  clawed  at  one’s  ears。  He  said  that  the  bloody

ruby…handled  dagger  in  my  hand  belonged  to  him  and  that  his  nephew;

Shevket;  and  Shekure  had  conspired  to  steal  it  from  his  house。  This  was

apparently proof enough that I was one of Black’s men who raided his house

at  night  to  abduct  Shekure。  This  arrogant;  shrill…voiced;  irate  man  also  knew

Black’s  artist  friends  and  that  they  would  return  to  the  workshop。  He

brandished  a  long  sword  that  shimmered  brightly  with  a  strange  red  and

indicated  that  he  had  a  number  of  accounts  that;  for  whatever  reason;  he

meant  to  settle  with  me。  I  considered  telling  him  that  there  was  some

misunderstanding; but I saw the incredible anger on his face。 I could read in

his expression that he was about to launch a sudden murderous assault on me。

How I would’ve liked to say; “I beg of you; stop。”

But he’d already acted。

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I wasn’t even able to raise my dagger; I simply lifted the hand in which I

held my satchel。

The  satchel  dropped。  In  one  smooth  motion;  without  losing  speed;  the

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