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Ibrahim's Story Is One of Hubrus
Ibrahim's story is one of hubrus. You won't be surprised to hear, ah, he gets too big for his boots. The sultan takes a liking to er, a young man of great aruste who is his stable master. And ibrahim discovers that the sultan has a favourite, and he just has rustem m posted to the far end of the empire. But there are blood marks on his bedroom wall. His body is taken across the golden horn and is buried in an unmarked grave. There is no announcement to make. But of course, the news spreads very quickly. And this is the end of the lion houses. It is what we now know
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