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Translated from the Arabic by Dr. Huwaida Issa “The soil of sin is ‘false’ hope … and the soil of obedience is knowledge.” —Tustari I said to myself: “Death does not mean annihilation,” and I realized that Saturday was not time but rather annihilation. And I screamed out loud with all my strength, but no one could hear me. My headache grew to a point where I stopped hearing myself too. I said: “Death does not scare me now.” But in silence, another thought surfaced: “Is it now or later?” And Saturday dragged itself forward, lifeless like a corpse beneath