| "Date is partial to repetition, variation
and symmetry..." J.L. Borges, 'The Plot'. |
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| The world is a huge great ball
with loads of cities on it. |
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| Of all these cities
thI'me nicest one of all is Istanbul. |
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| I'm sure of that
because I've never seen Istanbul. |
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| ISTANBUL TALES |
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| Now, when it comes to storytelling,
I have to tell you Hilmi Abi's tale. |
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| Come with me.
Shhh! Hello! I'm here. Here! |
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| This way...
We're in a concert right now. |
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| I'm Erkan.
Erkan, the drum player. |
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| We're doing a live broadcast
so I have to keep quiet. |
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| Wait. Let Hilmi finish his improvisation.
Then I'll tell you that story. |
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| Our hero is Hilmi Abi. |
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| It's a tale of love, sex, betrayal,
revenge, every trick in the book... |
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| But be patient.
You can't interrupt an improvisation. |
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| You can't interrupt an improvisation
But my story is different... |
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| Once upon a time,
one evening in Istanbul... |
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| Two gunshots rang out
into the Istanbul heavens. |
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| One of Istanbul's kings was dead. |
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| That's how the story began. |
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| Once upon a time, a prince charming
was hungry and homeless in Istanbul. |
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| Once upon an evening,
my mother and I had just left prison. |
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