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murderer  to  your  house  each  fortnight  to  work  on  illustrations  after  dark?

Wouldn’t  you  first  determine  the  identities  of  the  murderer  and  the  best

illustrator? I have no doubt that he’ll quickly deduce which of the miniaturists

was  the  most  talented  and  the  most  skilled  in  color  selection;  gilding;  page

ruling;  illustration;  face  drawing  and  page  position;  and  having  done  so;

he’ll continue working with me alone。 I can’t imagine he’ll be so petty as to

think  of  me  as  a  mon  murderer  rather  than  a  genuinely  talented

miniaturist。

Out of the corner of my eye I am watching that fool Black Effendi whom

Enishte  brought  with  him。  When  these  two  broke  away  from  the  cemetery

crowd  presently  dispersing;  and  walked  down  to  the  Eyüp  quay;  I  followed

them。 They boarded a four…oared longboat; and afterward; I got into a six…oar

along with a few young apprentices who’d forgotten about the deceased and

the  funeral  and  were  making  merry。  Within  sight  of  the  Phanar  Gate;  our

boats momentarily came so near each other that they were about to lock oars;

and  I  could  see  clearly  that  Black  was  earnestly  whispering  to  Enishte。  I

thereupon thought how easy it was to end a life。 My dear God; you’ve given

each of us this unbelievable power; but you’ve also made us afraid to exercise

it。

Still;  if  a  man  but  once  overes  this  fear  and  acts;  he  straightaway

bees  an  entirely  different  person。  There  was  a  time  when  I  was  terrified

not  only  of  the  Devil;  but  of  the  slightest  trace  of  evil  within  me。  Now;

however;  I  have  the  sense  that  evil  can  be  endured;  and  moreover;  that  it’s

indispensable  to  an  artist。  After  I  killed  that  miserable  excuse  of  a  man;

discounting the trembling in my hands which lasted only a few days; I drew

better; I made use of brighter and bolder colors; and most important; realized

that  I  could  conjure  up  wonders  in  my  imagination。  But;  this  begs  the

question how many men in Istanbul can truly appreciate the magnificence of

my illustrations?

Off the waterfront near Jibali; from all the way in the middle of the Golden

Horn; I gazed spitefully at Istanbul。 The snow…capped domes shone bright in

the  sunlight  that  broke  abruptly  through  the  clouds。  The  larger  and  more

colorful  a  city  is;  the  more  places  there  are  to  hide  one’s  guilt  and  sin;  the

more crowded it is; the more people there are to hide behind。 A city’s intellect

ought to be measured not by its scholars; libraries; miniaturists; calligraphers

and schools; but by the number of crimes insidiously mitted on its dark

streets over thousands of years。 By this logic; doubtless; Istanbul is the world’s

most intelligent city。

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