this tannery is infamous as the foul-smelling place in all of Fez
foul-smelling place in all of Fez
foul-smelling place in all of Fez Morocco tanning hides may be dirty and
Morocco tanning hides may be dirty and
Morocco tanning hides may be dirty and smelly work but somebody has to do it
smelly work but somebody has to do it
smelly work but somebody has to do it every day
every day
every day 17-year old mo seen must wind his way
17-year old mo seen must wind his way
17-year old mo seen must wind his way through the ancient alleyways of Fez he
through the ancient alleyways of Fez he
through the ancient alleyways of Fez he is following in the footsteps of a
is following in the footsteps of a
is following in the footsteps of a countless generations who have labored
countless generations who have labored
countless generations who have labored before him in this 600 year old tannery
before him in this 600 year old tannery
before him in this 600 year old tannery my first time here the smell was
my first time here the smell was
my first time here the smell was terrible I felt like I was suffocating I
terrible I felt like I was suffocating I
terrible I felt like I was suffocating I couldn’t bear but it’s been a while the
couldn’t bear but it’s been a while the
couldn’t bear but it’s been a while the smell simply became normal it’s at the
smell simply became normal it’s at the
smell simply became normal it’s at the end I no longer noticed it at all after
end I no longer noticed it at all after
end I no longer noticed it at all after just three years here Messines tenure
just three years here Messines tenure
just three years here Messines tenure has been relatively brief but his father
has been relatively brief but his father
has been relatively brief but his father Abdel has been reading in the tannery
Abdel has been reading in the tannery
Abdel has been reading in the tannery stench for more than three decades each
stench for more than three decades each
stench for more than three decades each delivery of skins fresh from the
delivery of skins fresh from the
delivery of skins fresh from the slaughter means the start of a stinking
slaughter means the start of a stinking
slaughter means the start of a stinking wet filthy process of all the foul tasks
wet filthy process of all the foul tasks
wet filthy process of all the foul tasks no scene must do few are worse than
no scene must do few are worse than
no scene must do few are worse than washing the animal skins and there’s no
washing the animal skins and there’s no
washing the animal skins and there’s no other way to do it than to climb right
other way to do it than to climb right
other way to do it than to climb right into the tub a fetid sewer of animal
into the tub a fetid sewer of animal
into the tub a fetid sewer of animal hides flesh hair and bacteria exposure
hides flesh hair and bacteria exposure
hides flesh hair and bacteria exposure to the filth makes mo seen and his
to the filth makes mo seen and his
to the filth makes mo seen and his co-workers more susceptible to
co-workers more susceptible to
co-workers more susceptible to infections particularly if they were to
infections particularly if they were to
infections particularly if they were to have any open sores or cuts while no
have any open sores or cuts while no
have any open sores or cuts while no scene rinses his lamb skins others
scene rinses his lamb skins others
scene rinses his lamb skins others prepare cow hides for tanning scraping
prepare cow hides for tanning scraping
prepare cow hides for tanning scraping their leftovers into the Seine near
their leftovers into the Seine near
their leftovers into the Seine near stagnant pool nothing about this job’s
stagnant pool nothing about this job’s
stagnant pool nothing about this job’s for the faint of heart
for the faint of heart
for the faint of heart but mo scene has learned to appreciate
but mo scene has learned to appreciate
but mo scene has learned to appreciate its benefits
its benefits
its benefits my friends who work in other professions
my friends who work in other professions
my friends who work in other professions tell me that my job is good because I
tell me that my job is good because I
tell me that my job is good because I can take a swim in the water to the some
can take a swim in the water to the some
can take a swim in the water to the some it’s not like other jobs such as working
it’s not like other jobs such as working
it’s not like other jobs such as working for shoemakers where you have to stay in
for shoemakers where you have to stay in
for shoemakers where you have to stay in the same place all day long
the same place all day long
the same place all day long the reward for carrying out this
the reward for carrying out this
the reward for carrying out this unappealing job brings beginning
unappealing job brings beginning
unappealing job brings beginning Tanner’s just two dollars a day and very
Tanner’s just two dollars a day and very
Tanner’s just two dollars a day and very experienced ones about five dollars much
experienced ones about five dollars much
experienced ones about five dollars much of the tanneries odor comes from its
of the tanneries odor comes from its
of the tanneries odor comes from its potent and pungent secret ingredient
potent and pungent secret ingredient
potent and pungent secret ingredient pigeon droppings most scene gathers the
pigeon droppings most scene gathers the
pigeon droppings most scene gathers the droppings from the rooftops of Fez then
droppings from the rooftops of Fez then
droppings from the rooftops of Fez then he’s ready for the dirtiest and the
he’s ready for the dirtiest and the
he’s ready for the dirtiest and the smelliest job of all wading into a vat
smelliest job of all wading into a vat
smelliest job of all wading into a vat of excrement the stench is overpowering
of excrement the stench is overpowering
of excrement the stench is overpowering but most seen must keep his head and be
but most seen must keep his head and be
but most seen must keep his head and be sure to add just the right amount of
sure to add just the right amount of
sure to add just the right amount of water to the pigeon droppings the
water to the pigeon droppings the
water to the pigeon droppings the perfect mix will help make the skin
perfect mix will help make the skin
perfect mix will help make the skin supple but not too soft
pigeon droppings have a burning quality
pigeon droppings have a burning quality so when you put it on the skin it bites
so when you put it on the skin it bites
so when you put it on the skin it bites into it and softens it and then the skin
into it and softens it and then the skin
into it and softens it and then the skin becomes like a piece of cloth but to
becomes like a piece of cloth but to
becomes like a piece of cloth but to transform these raw hides into leather
transform these raw hides into leather
transform these raw hides into leather cloth requires most seen to get down and
cloth requires most seen to get down and
cloth requires most seen to get down and dirty shoeless he can use his toes and
dirty shoeless he can use his toes and
dirty shoeless he can use his toes and heels to knead the skins over and over
heels to knead the skins over and over
heels to knead the skins over and over for almost three hours he Trump’s around
for almost three hours he Trump’s around
for almost three hours he Trump’s around the VAT even apart from the smell it’s a
the VAT even apart from the smell it’s a
the VAT even apart from the smell it’s a difficult chore requiring strength and
difficult chore requiring strength and
difficult chore requiring strength and endurance
endurance
endurance finally the skins are soft enough to
finally the skins are soft enough to
finally the skins are soft enough to please the expert his father AB doubt
please the expert his father AB doubt
please the expert his father AB doubt this is a very good job just look at
this is a very good job just look at
this is a very good job just look at what we produce it’s beautiful
what we produce it’s beautiful
what we produce it’s beautiful my son made this it’s a product to be
my son made this it’s a product to be
my son made this it’s a product to be proud of and few who end up wearing this
proud of and few who end up wearing this
proud of and few who end up wearing this leather on their feet will ever know
leather on their feet will ever know
leather on their feet will ever know that it was crafted in one of the
that it was crafted in one of the
that it was crafted in one of the foul-smelling places on earth
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