human
Is it true there is a sacred Black Stone in the walls of the Ka'aba, precious to all followers of the Prophet, from Africa to China and to the farthest isles? Revered by all the two hundred and thirty million of your faith?
gpt
That is true, _M'almé_. I myself have touched and kissed the Black Stone.
human
Mecca, the Ka'aba, and the Black Stone are forbidden to all heretics?
gpt
They tell me, persisted the Master,
human
That is a lie! flared Rrisa, with indignation.
gpt
It is in the northeast corner, at the very corner, Master. It is between four feet and five from the ground. That, and no other, is the true place, Master, the place of _Hajar el Aswad!_
human
Ah, yes, yes, the books lie, agreed the Master.
gpt
And they say, too, that certain of the Feringi have indeed touched and even kissed the Black Stone, and still lived.