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Islam  of  the  time  of  Our  Prophet;  Apostle  of  God;  to  adopting  new  and  vile

customs  and  to  allowing  Frankish;  European  sensibilities  to  flourish  in  our

midst。 This is all that the Preacher Erzurumi is saying; but his enemies attempt

to persuade the Sultan otherwise by claiming that the Erzurumis are attacking

dervish lodges where music is played; and that they’re defacing the tombs of

saints。  They  know  I  don’t  share  their  animosity  toward  His  Excellency

Erzurumi;  so  they’re  making  polite  insinuations:  “Are  you  the  one  who  has

taken care of our brother Elegant Effendi?”

It  suddenly  dawned  on  me  that  these  rumors  had  long  been  spreading

among  the  miniaturists。  That  group  of  uninspired;  untalented  inpetents

was  gleefully  alleging  that  I  was  nothing  but  a  beastly  murderer。  I  felt  like

lowering  an  inkpot  onto  the  Circassian  skull  of  this  buffoon  Black  purely

because he took the slander of this jealous group of miniaturists seriously。

Black  was  examining  my  workshop;  mitting  everything  he  saw  to

memory。  He  was  intently  observing  my  long  paper  scissors;  ceramic  bowls

filled with yellow pigment; bowls of paint; the apple I occasionally nibbled as I

worked;  the  coffeepot  resting  on  the  edge  of  the  stove  in  the  back;  my

diminutive  coffee  cups;  the  cushions;  the  light  filtering  through  the  half…

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opened  window;  the  mirror  I  used  to  check  the  position  of  a  page;  my

shirts and; over there; my wife’s red sash caught like a sin in the corner where

she’d dropped it as she quickly quit the room upon hearing Black’s knock at

the front door。

Despite the fact that I’ve concealed my thoughts from him; I’ve surrendered

the paintings I’ve made and this room I live in to his bold and aggressive gaze。

I sense this hubris of mine will be a shock to you all; but I am the one who

earns  the  most  money;  and  therefore;  I  am  the  best  of  all  miniaturists!  Yes;

God  must’ve  wanted  the  art  of  illumination  to  be  ecstasy  so  He  could

demonstrate how the world itself is ecstasy to those who truly see。

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I AM CALLED “STORK”

At about the time of midday prayer I heard a knock at the door。 It was Black

from long ago; from our childhood。 We embraced。 He was chill and I invited

him inside。 I didn’t even ask how he’d found his way to the house。 His Enishte

must have sent him to question me about Elegant Effendi’s absence and his

whereabouts。  Not  only  that;  he  also  brought  word  from  Master  Osman。

“Allow  me  to  ask  you  a  question;”  he  said。  “According  to  Master  Osman;

”time‘ separates a true miniaturist from others: The time of the illustration。“

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