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who; along with his teacher; had taken Strange Creatures seriously; and drown

him or leave him to describe in glowing terms the only horse picture he’d ever

seen in his life—in who knows how poor a manuscript copy。 I came up with a

third  alternative;  and  that  was  to  drop  my  spoon  and  quit  the  shop。  After

walking for a long while I entered the abandoned dervish lodge; where I was

overe with a sense of peace。 I tidied up and without doing anything else; I

listened to the silence。

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Later; I removed the mirror from where I kept it hidden and set it upon the

low worktable。 Next; I placed the two…page illustration and the drawing board

on  my  lap。  When  I  could  see  my  face  in  the  mirror  from  where  I  sat;  I

attempted to draw my portrait in charcoal。 I drew for a long time; patiently。

Much later; when I saw that once again the face on the page didn’t resemble

my  face  in  the  mirror;  I  was  filled  with  such  misery  that  tears  welled  in  my

eyes。 How did the Veian painters that Enishte described with such flourish

do it? I then imagined myself to be one of them; thinking that if I illustrated in

that state of mind; I could perhaps make a convincing self…portrait。

Later still; I cursed the European painters and Enishte both; erased what I’d

done and began looking into the mirror anew to begin another drawing。

Ultimately;  I  found  myself  wandering  the  streets  again;  and  then;  here;  at

this despicable coffeehouse。 I wasn’t even sure how I happened to e here。

As I entered; I felt such embarrassment about mingling with these miserable

miniaturists and calligraphers that sweat accumulated on my forehead。

I  sensed  that  they  were  watching  me;  alerting  each  other  of  my  presence

with their elbows; and laughing—all right; I could plainly see them doing it。 I

seated myself in the corner; trying to behave naturally。 At the same time my

eyes sought the other masters; my dear brethren with whom; at one time; I’d

served  as  Master  Osman’s  apprentice。  I  was  certain  each  of  them  was  also

asked  to  draw  a  horse  this  evening  and  that  they’d  each  expended  great

desperate efforts; taking the contest arranged by these idiots quite seriously。

The  storyteller  effendi  hadn’t  yet  begun  his  performance。  The  picture

hadn’t even been hung up yet。 I was forced to socialize with the coffeehouse

crowd。

So  be  it  then;  let  me  be  frank  with  you:  Like  everyone  else  I;  too;  made

jokes;  told  indecent  stories;  kissed  my  panions  on  the  cheeks  with

exaggerated  gestures;  spoke  in  double  entendres;  innuendos  and  puns;  asked

how  the  young  assistant  masters  were  doing;  and  like  everybody  else;

mercilessly needled our mon enemies; and after I really warmed up; I went

so far as to roughhouse and kiss men on the nec

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