forlornly at each other from a distance when they pass on the street。 Dogs who
roam the streets of Istanbul freely in packs and munities； the way we do；
dogs who threaten people if necessary； who can curl up in a warm corner or
stretch out in the shade and sleep peacefully； and who can shit wherever they
want and bite whomever they want； such dogs are beyond the infidels’
conception。 It’s not that I haven’t thought that this might be why the
followers of the Erzurumi oppose praying for dogs and feeding them meat on
the streets of Istanbul in exchange for divine favors and even why they oppose
the establishment of charities that perform such services。 If they intend both
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to treat us as enemies and make infidels of us； let me remind them that being
an enemy to dogs and being an infidel are one and the same。 At the； I hope；
not too distant executions of these disgraceful men； I pray our executioner
friends invite us to take a bite； as they sometimes do to set a deterring
example。
Before I finish； let me say this： My previous master was a very just man。
When we set out at night to thieve； we’d cooperate： I’d begin to bark； and
he’d cut the throat of our victim whose screams would be drowned out by my
barking。 In return for my help； he’d cut up the guilty men that he’d punished；
boil them and feed them to me。 I don’t like raw meat。 God willing； the would…
be executioner of that cleric from Erzurum will take this into account so I
won’t upset my stomach with that scoundrel’s raw flesh。
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I WILL BE CALLED A MURDERER