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Luxuriating in the hotel bed upon waking, Christine thinks about her village life. “There [at home], dreaming is better than being awake; here in this celestial world, sleep is a waste of time.”

“…she musters the two almost wall-height garment bags standing like caryatids in the entry.”
Caryatids are sculpted female figures serving as an architectural support.

“…the narcotic cowl of sleep tightens over her throbbing forehead…”

Because when all is said and done, the setting doesn’t matter. The space, the walls, the light. It makes no difference whether I’m under a clear blue sky or caught in the rain or swimming in the transparent sea in summer. I could be riding a train or traveling by a car, or flying in a plane... I’ve never stayed still. I’ve always been moving. That’s all I’ve ever been doing.”