after into a six-oar along ices  t of te, our boats momentarily came so near eac t to lock oars, and I could see clearly t Black ly o end a life. My dear God, you’ve given eac you’ve also made us afraid to exercise it.

    Still, if a man but once overcomes ts, raigirely different person. time  only of t of test trace of evil  evil can be endured, and moreover, t it’s indispensable to an artist. After I killed t miserable excuse of a man, discounting trembling in my ed only a feter, I made use of brig important, realized t I could conjure up ion. But, tion anbul can truly appreciate trations?

    Off terfront near Jibali, from all tefully at Istanbul. t in t t broke abruptly ty is, to  and sin; the more

    cro is, to y’s intellect ougo be measured not by its scurists, calligrap by tted on its dark streets over tless, Istanbul is t intelligent city.

    At t my longboat a little after Black and e  ted t te of a recent fire in tan Me Mosque, topped and excing  like a empted to run to ell  t barbarian, from o protect us, and to ask  true  Effendi an’s trust trations ing tecraitorous and an affront to our religion? And  last large painting?”

    I stood in treet as evening fell and gazed doo jinns, fairies, brigands, to turning o trees. At treet, inside Enisory nut trees, t beautiful , no, why should I drive myself mad?

    I AM A GOLD COINBey-t Ottoman Sultani gold coin and I bear tan, Refuge of t in tork, one of Our Sultan’s great masters,  finisure, t yet b