Bon voyage

At the rear end of the souk. one of the few antique shops in the sunday bazaar.
the stall has small old vases, a mish mash of little unusable things like dated ashtrays and coasters and 3 men sitting still, almost as forgotten as the merchandise they sell, keeping shop.
2 worn out books lie on a side shelf. hard cover.
one is titled the aviator, part of some series of books for boys coming of age. cover illustration matching. faded earth colors. the plane drawn is an old propeller, theres the leather strap hat of an explorer.
at the bottom of the first page, a small red sticker. Omar Lotfy street. Alexandria. adress of the bookstore.
in blue ink, in italic, at the top of the following page, a dedication:
Bon voyage
11 October 1921

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