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"...their shiny dark eyes shooting out sudden zigzag cockroachy looks"

From the dusk of the hallway, we stepped at once into the brightness of the day. The passersby, bathed in melting gold, their eyes half-closed against the glare, as if they were drenched in honey. Upper lips drawn back, exposing the teeth. Everyone in this gold day wore the grimace of heat-as if the sun had forced his worshipers to wear identical masks of gold.