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A collection of short stories - approximately 286 pages
Timur tries to reach the company as quickly as possible to make it to an important meeting, but on the way, a strange incident occurs that changes his entire outlook on life. Ali gazes at the body of his dead wife, Shahd, and the shock drives him to perform extraordinary acts. The worshippers line up, the imam begins the takbir (Allahu Akbar), and before he can say the basmala (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful), a bullet is fired directly at his head. What did Sayed Bahnasy do as he stood in the line of creation, on the Day of Judgment? Amir writes to Mukhaimer to reconcile, confides in him, and is surprised. Samer wakes up to find Egypt completely dark, even though it is eight in the morning. Shahinaz enters her father's room after his death and discovers someone she didn't know. Hanfi boils five eggs, the strangest eggs he has ever seen. A driver passes a simple man playing the flute at a traffic light with pure joy and wonders about the true meaning of happiness after just returning from a lavish party attended by the wealthiest people. After moving into his new apartment in one of the desolate new cities, Naji is startled by a low, moaning sound in the dark, empty street. He wets himself after seeing its source: a wolf. Alaa, having left his dream job to become an imam, finds himself invited to a dinner party—an invitation to hell. While performing on stage, the famous singer Samir Dabour is startled by a voice requesting an old song. He's taken aback, as only one person in the world knows this particular song: his lover, who disappeared ten years ago. It wasn't the first time Hossam had seen the sixth floor; he'd seen it millions of times since childhood. But this time, he was paralyzed with astonishment. The balconies of the fifth and seventh floors were visible, but the entire sixth floor had vanished. Having lost his source of income and returned to his father's old apartment, Emad tries to start over. Along the way, he encounters an eccentric old woman, Hajja Saniya.