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Terror and regret appeared on his face. Balam said to him: "My brother 'Anan and I are two men, Bakr Karn Karn, and I have forgotten the other. If there were a thousand men with these two, or even one of them, and you were with ten thousand men, they would defeat you. But if the illiterate were the opposite, you would defeat them." They continued in this state until they saw a figure in the distance, sometimes appearing and sometimes disappearing. When they approached, it was the aforementioned Bakr Karn Karn. He dismounted and the dust settled. He asked: "What brought you here?" He replied: "I came neither for your love nor for 'Anan's hatred, but fleeing from loss, and I do not want to be with the losing people." Balam asked him: "Why?" He replied: "Because these people are the people of opinion." Then the other came and said the same thing as the first. At that moment, Askia Musa rejoiced greatly. Then 'Uthman came, and they fought. In the thirty-sixth year, many people were killed between them, including 'Uthman Sayyidi and others. Ismail fled to Bir Maghshurn, the son-in-law of Kabbun Teks, the nephew of Akil. He remained there until the time of the governorship of Askia 'Umar bin Teks. As for Karn, he fled with 'Anan, and with him fled 'Ali Fulan and Bank Furan, and others. 'Uthman reached Tuman and stayed there until he died in the year 964. 'Ali Fulan crossed to Kano and intended to go to Hajj, and the city of "Al-Musrafah" was far from him. He died in Kano. As for Bank Furan, he returned to Takt and sought refuge with the Qadi Al-Faqih Al-Barakat. He sent for him and requested his intercession for him. He said: "Everyone who enters my house is safe, except for him alone." He then sent a message to him, saying: "I have entered the sanctity of these books." He also sent a message to him, saying: "But because of Al-Barakat..."

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