Page 143 - The Book of Rumi
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expertly drawing the handkerchief out of his sleeve and shoving it toward
his brother’s nose. As he bent over him, pretending to be whispering in his
ear, he let him breath in the foul odor for a few minutes. Slowly, the tanner
opened his eyes and began to move his limbs. People gasped in awe, think-
ing that the brother had used magic to bring the tanner back from the dead.
Little did they know that the magic was nothing more than what the tanner
was already quite used to—a foul stench!
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