Although he had just stepped out of the shower, he washed his arms and face, drank a glass of water to cleanse his mouth, turned eastward, picked up his kusti, and recited the Kem na Mazda in a sonorous voice. During Ahuramazda Khoday, he vigorously snapped the kusti, tied the perfect reef knot of the Boy Scouts, placed the forefinger of both his hands in the knot and recited the Jasame Avangahe Mazda. Since he rose at dawn, this was his fourth kusti; one of the 20 odd which he would complete before retiring to bed. His faithful red velvet......