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Jailbreak

• Basim: Fuladh has gone ahead to scout a way into the Damascus Gate Prison. I should find him. But before I do, it may serve me well to seek out this blacksmith. Any improvements he could offer would prove useful.

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• Fuladh: There it is. As cruel and unforgiving as I remember.
• Basim: You were once imprisoned here?
• Fuladh: Oh, no, I have never been inside. In fact, I have never stood close than this very place. It was from here that I would fly my kite high over these prison walls. It had an unique pattern, you see. One I stitched together with my father when I was just a boy. So here I came day after day, hoping for a gust that would take it high enough so that he would see it and know that I was here. I do not know if he ever did.
• Basim: I know this pain. And I am sorry for yours.
• Fuladh: I am not. Such pains forge our paths. Remind us of who we are. Who we can be.
• Basim: Speaking of paths, I see only one. And it is not inviting.
• Fuladh: No. We need to find a way to get you inside without being seen.
• Basim: Could this help?

Bsim showed Fuladh the token Beshi had given him earlier.

• Fuladh: Where did you get that?
• Basim: Beshi. He told me these tokens command a high value among the common folk.
• Fuladh: Indeed. You could perhaps bribe the guards to look the other way. Or enlist the help of some merchants.
• Basim: I shall see what flavor best suits me.
• Fuladh: I will take my leave and return to the Bureau. Waffaqaka Allah.

Liberate Ali ibn Muhammad The leader of the rebellion and ally to the Hidden Ones has been captured and brought to the most heavily guarded prison in Baghdad. Breaching it will be no easy feat. Khidmah tokens are a rare currency and may be exchanged for favors with those who value them. LOOK FOR ways to infiltrate the Damascus Gate Prison (3 options)

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• Basim: It stinks of sweat and hopelesness.

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Doubling Efforts

To all,

The masked man is displeased by the rate at which the dig is progressing. Six prisoners have died and the others become more frail with each passing day. We will need to rouse more men and begin alternating their shifts. This should provide a consistent workflow and speed the operation along.

Lastly, I remind you that any discovery must remain secret. No witnesses.

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• Soldier ?: Where are you returning from smelling like that?
• Soldier ??: Where do you think?
• Soldier ?: Ah. The "dungeon". Is the jailer poking truths out of our mouthy friend?
• Soldier ??: Only insults and globs of spit, both of which are equally foul.
• Soldier ?: Eh, give it time. It is all part of the method, is it not?
• Soldier ??: How should I know? I am not a mad man...
• Basim: Ali has been taken somewhere beneath the prison and likely tortured. I need to hurry.

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• Civilian: (pained groans)
• Basim: Who did this to you?
• Civilian: The ... jailer...
• Basim: Where is he?
• Civilian: With another ... beneath us. Death ... will come for him soon.
• Basim: He may be speaking of Ali. I pray I am not too late.

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[10:42 - 11:00]

A Word on Restraint

Jailers,

Be judicious. While enemies of the state must not bear their knowledge to the grave, every tortured martyr's wail is a clarion call. We must detect their skulking sympathizers, not summon more from the shadows through wanton brutality. Cozen where you can. Be as the Uyun, the Eyes of the Caliphate. Do not let bloodlust blind the body you serve.

- Muhammad ibn Tahir

[12:05 - 14:02]

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• Ali: The guards' room is through that door.

Basim unlocked the door.

• Soldier: There they are! Quickly!

[14:36 - 15:08]

Tales of Baghdad

Abbasiyah

A Life's Work

[21:27 - 22:24]

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• Al-Mahani: Ah! My heart!

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• Basim: Sit. I will find the treatise.
• Al-Mahani: It has ... three pages, each separate from the others... Please find them for me.

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• Basim: The wind is picking up.

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• Basim: Its profundity weights heavily on my hands.

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• Basim: There you are.

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Unsent Letter from Father to Son

My dearest son,

Some chings are best written rather than said. Perhaps if I had taken this approach earlier today, we could have avoided our argument.

I want to make something clear to you. My studies are indeed my life's work. But they are not my life's joy.. No, it is you who are my true joy. Please believe me.

After che passing of my beloved wife and your most cherished mother... Well, life has not been easy for either of us. Each has sought his own escape from the grief. Two lost and isolated souls.

Yet as your father, it was my dury to be there for you... I was not in the past, but I am now. Let mine be the shoulder that you rest your head upon, and upon which you find solace.

Whenever you are ready, come to me and rogether we shall heal ourselves.

Your ever-loving father

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• Basim: These numbers are beyond my understanding. That is all of them. I must return to the astronomer.

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[25:29 - 26:59]

Blade In The Crowd, Tool In The Shed

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• Naaji: Is that you, Basim?

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Harbiyah

Holy Mission

• Monk: Holy father, grant me guidance!

[22:48 - 23:35]

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• Basim: "Benedict the Dark. A man of great appetites." I do not believe the Christians sanctify gluttony.

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• Basim: "Jon of Shiraz. He gambled more than he gained, but always shared his winnings." A generous man, but not one worthy of worship.

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• Basim: "Theodore the Bold, who held nothing sacred but remained consistent in his actions." Admirable to some perhaps, but he does not have the sound of a saint.

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• Basim: "Leo the Enlightened. His wisdom was only exceeded by his piousness." Ah, here is one deserving of some reverence.

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• Monk: You know not what you do!

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• Basim: There was no other way to resolve this. These kinds of men understand only violence and cruelty.
• Monk: You have performed God's Will, my friend. He will surely bless you with good fortune.
• Basim: I answer to another calling ... but I will not turn down a bit of extra luck.

Karkh

Leap of the Faithful

[17:49-18:13]

• Young Eagle: Give me a moment!

[18:33 - 19:39]

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• Basim: You see? I am unharmed! Now, you go!
• Young Eagle: I cannot!
• Basim: Yes, you can! Do not overthink it! You simply need to have faith!

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