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,A,S HE WALK$ HOME ?AT ,SUNDAY EV5+1 ,M]SAULT C\LDN'T /OP ?9K+ AB\T ,ZAGREUS4 ,BUT AS HE WALK$ UP ! /AIRS TO HIS ROOM1 HE HE>D GROANS COM+ FROM ! B>REL-MAK] ,C>DONA'S FLAT4 ,HE KNOCK$4 ,NO-ONE ANSW]$1 BUT ! GROANS CONT9U$1 & ,M]SAULT WALK$ /RAI<T 94 ,! B>REL-MAK] WAS HUDDL$ ON HIS B$1 SOBB+ LIKE A *ILD4 ,AT HIS FEET WAS ! PHOTOGRAPH ( AN OLD WOMAN4 ',%E'S DEAD1' ,C>DONA GASP$4 ,IT WAS TRUE1 BUT IT HAD HAPP5$ A LONG TIME AGO4 

,C>DONA WAS DEAF1 HALF-DUMB1 A MEAN & VIOL5T MAN4 ,UNTIL REC5TLY HE HAD LIV$ ) HIS SI/]1 BUT HIS TYRANNY HAD AT LA/ EXHAU/$ ! WOMAN1 & %E HAD TAK5 REFUGE ) H] *ILDR54 ,& HE HAD REMA9$ ALONE1 AS HELPLESS AS A MAN CAN BE :O MU/ COOK & CLEAN = HIMSELF = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HIS LIFE4 ,HIS SI/] HAD DESCRIB$ !IR QU>RELS TO ,M]SAULT1 ONE DAY :5 HE HAD MET HIM 9 ! /REET4 ,C>DONA WAS ?IRTY1 %ORT1 RA!R H&SOME4 ,S9CE *ILDHOOD HE HAD LIV$ ) HIS MO!R1 ! ONLY HUMAN BE+ EV] TO 9SPIRE HIM ) FE> -- SUP]/ITI\S RA!R ?AN JU/IFI$1 MOREOV]4 ,HE HAD LOV$ H] ) ALL HIS UNC\? HE>T1 :I* IS TO SAY BO? H>%LY & EAG]LY1 & ! BE/ PRO( ( HIS AFFECTION WAS ! WAY ( TEAS+ ! OLD WOMAN BY M\?+1 ) DIFFICULTY1 ! WOR/ ABUSE ( PRIE/S & ! ,*UR*4 ,IF HE HAD LIV$ SO LONG ) HIS MO!R1 IT WAS ALSO BECAUSE HE HAD NEV] 9DUC$ ANY O!R WOMAN TO C>E = HIM4 ,9FREQU5T EPISODES 9 A BRO!L AU?ORIZ$ HIM1 H[EV]1 TO CALL HIMSELF A MAN4 

,! MO!R DI$4 ,FROM !N ON1 HE HAD LIV$ ) HIS SI/]4 ,M]SAULT R5T$ !M ! ROOM !Y OCCUPI$4 ,EA* QUITE SOLIT>Y1 !Y /RUGGL$ ?R\< A LONG1 D>K1 DIRTY LIFE4 ,!Y F\ND IT H>D TO SPEAK TO ONE ANO!R1 !Y W5T = DAYS )\T A WORD4 ,BUT N[ %E HAD LEFT4 ,HE WAS TOO PR\D TO COMPLA91 TO ASK H] TO COME BACK3 HE LIV$ ALONE4 ,9 ! MORN+S HE ATE 9 ! RE/AURANT D[N/AIRS1 9 ! EV5+S UP 9 HIS ROOM1 BR++ ! FOOD FROM A *>CUT]IE4 ,HE WA%$ HIS [N %EETS1 HIS OV]ALLS4 ,BUT HE LEFT HIS ROOM UTT]LY FIL?4 ,SOMETIMES1 ?\< -- SOON AFT] ! SI/] HAD LEFT HIM -- HE W\LD />T HIS ,SUNDAYS BY TAK+ A RAG & TRY+ TO CLEAN UP ! PLACE4 ,BUT HIS MAN'S CLUMS9ESS -- A CASS]OLE ON ! MANTELPIECE ?AT HAD ONCE BE5 DECORAT$ ) VASES & FIGUR9ES -- %[$ 9 ! NEGLECT 9 :I* EV]Y?+ WAS LEFT4 ,:AT HE CALL$ 'PUTT+ ?+S 9 ORD]' CONSI/$ ( HID+ ! DISORD]1 PU%+ DIRTY CLO!S BEH9D CU%IONS OR >RANG+ ! MO/ DISP>ATE OBJECTS ON ! SIDEBO>D4 ,F9ALLY HE TIR$ ( MAK+ ! EF=T1 NO LONG] BO!R$ TO MAKE HIS B$1 & SLEPT ) HIS DOG ON ! FETID BLANKETS4 ,HIS SI/] HAD SAID TO ,M]SAULT3 ',HE C>RIES ON 9 ! CAFE1 BUT ! WOMAN 9 ! LAUNDRY TOLD ME %E SAW HIM CRY+ :5 HE HAD TO WA% HIS [N %EETS4' ,& IT WAS A FACT ?AT1 H>D5$ AS HE WAS1 A T]ROR SEIZ$ ?IS MAN AT C]TA9 TIMES & =C$ HIM TO ACKN[L$GE ! EXT5T ( HIS DESOLATION4 ,( C\RSE ! SI/] HAD LIV$ ) HIM \T ( PITY1 %E HAD TOLD ,M]SAULT4 ,BUT ,C>DONA KEPT H] FROM SEE+ ! MAN %E LOV$4 ,AT !IR AGE1 ?\<1 IT DIDN'T MATT] MU* ANY MORE4 ,H] BOYFRI5D WAS A M>RI$ MAN4 ,HE BR\<T H] FL[]S HE HAD PICK$ 9 ! SUBURBAN H$G][S1 ORANGES1 & T9Y BOTTLES ( LIQUEUR HE HAD WON AT %OOT+-GALL]IES4 ,NOT ?AT HE WAS H&SOME OR ANY?+ -- BUT Y\ CAN'T EAT GOOD LOOKS = D9N]1 & HE WAS SO DEC5T4 ,%E VALU$ HIM1 & HE VALU$ H] -- WASN'T ?AT LOVE8 ,%E DID HIS LAUNDRY = HIM & TRI$ TO KEEP ?+S NICE4 ,HE US$ TO WE> A H&K]*IEF FOLD$ 9 A TRIANGLE & KNOTT$ R\ND HIS NECK3 %E MADE HIS H&K]*IEFS V]Y :ITE1 & ?AT WAS ONE ( HIS PLEASURES4 

,BUT H] BRO!R W\LDN'T LET HIM COME TO ! H\SE4 ,%E HAD TO SEE HIM ON ! SLY4 ,ONCE %E HAD LET HIM COME1 & H] BRO!R HAD CAU<T !M1 & !RE HAD BE5 A T]RIBLE BRAWL4 ,! H&K]*IEF FOLD$ 9 A TRIANGLE HAD BE5 LEFT BEH9D1 9 A FIL?Y CORN] ( ! ROOM1 & %E HAD TAK5 REFUGE ) H] SON4 ,M]SAULT ?\<T ( ?AT H&K]*IEF AS HE />$ >\ND ! SORDID ROOM4 

,AT ! TIME1 PEOPLE HAD FELT SORRY = ! LONELY B>REL-MAK]4 ,HE HAD M5TION$ A POSSIBLE M>RIAGE TO ,M]SAULT4 ,AN OLD] WOMAN1 :O HAD D\BTLESS BE5 TEMPT$ BY ! PROSPECT ( Y\NG1 VIGOR\S C>ESSES 444 ,%E HAD !M BE=E ! W$D+4 ,AFT] A :ILE H] SUITOR AB&ON$ ! PLAN1 DECL>+ %E WAS TOO OLD = HIM4 ,& HE WAS ALONE 9 ?IS LITTLE ROOM4 ,GRADUALLY ! FIL? 5CIRCL$ HIM1 BESIEG$ HIM1 TOOK OV] HIS B$1 !N SUBM]G$ EV]Y?+ IRRETRIEVABLY4 ,! PLACE WAS TOO UGLY1 & = A MAN :O DOESN'T LIKE HIS [N ROOM1 !RE IS A MORE ACCESSIBLE ONE1 COM=TABLE1 BRI<T & ALWAYS WELCOM+3 ! CAFE4 ,9 ?IS NEI<BORHOOD ! CAFES W]E P>TICUL>LY LIVELY4 ,!Y GAVE (F ?AT HE>D W>M? :I* IS ! LA/ REFUGE AGA9/ ! T]ROR ( SOLITUDE & ITS VAGUE ASPIRATIONS4 ,! TACITURN CREATURE TOOK UP HIS RESID5CE 9 !M4 ,M]SAULT SAW HIM 9 ONE OR ANO!R EV]Y NI<T4 ,?ANKS TO ! CAFES1 HE PO/PON$ ! MOM5T ( HIS RETURN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE4 ,9 !M HE REGA9$ HIS PLACE AMONG M54 ,BUT TONI<T1 NO D\BT1 ! CAFES HAD NOT BE5 5\<4 ,& ON HIS WAY HOME HE MU/ HAVE TAK5 \T ?AT PHOTOGRAPH :I* WAK5$ ! E*OES ( A DEAD PA/4 ,HE R$ISCOV]$ ! WOMAN HE HAD LOV$ & TEAS$ SO LONG4 ,9 ! HIDE\S ROOM1 ALONE ) ! FUTILITY ( HIS LIFE1 MU/]+ HIS LA/ =CES1 HE HAD BECOME CONSCI\S ( ! PA/ :I* HAD ONCE BE5 HIS HAPP9ESS4 ,OR SO HE MU/ HAVE ?\<T1 AT LEA/1 S9CE AT ! CONTACT ( ?AT PA/ & HIS WRET*$ PRES5T1 A SP>K ( ! DIV9E HAD T\*$ HIM & HE HAD BEGUN TO WEEP4 

,N[1 AS :5EV] HE F\ND HIMSELF CONFRONT+ A BRUTAL MANIFE/ATION ( LIFE1 ,M]SAULT WAS P[]LESS1 FILL$ ) RESPECT = ?AT ANIMAL PA94 ,HE SAT D[N ON ! DIRTY1 RUMPL$ BLANKETS & LAID ONE H& ON ,C>DONA'S %\LD]4 ,9 FRONT ( HIM1 ON ! OILCLO? COV]+ ! TABLE1 WAS AN OIL-LAMP1 A BOTTLE ( W9E1 CRU/S ( BREAD1 A PIECE ( *EESE & TOOLBOX4 ,9 ! CORN]S ( ! CEIL+1 FE/OONS ( COBWEBS4 ,M]SAULT1 :O HAD NEV] BE5 9 ?IS ROOM S9CE HIS [N MO!R'S DEA?1 MEASUR$ ! DI/ANCE ?IS MAN HAD TRAVEL$ BY ! DESOLATION >\ND HIM4 ,! W9D[ OV]LOOK+ ! C\RTY>D WAS CLOS$4 ,! O!R W9D[ WAS OP5 ONLY A CRACK4 ,! OIL-LAMP1 9 A FIXTURE SURR\ND$ BY A T9Y PACK ( *9A C>DS1 CA/ ITS CALM CIRCLE ( LI<T ON ! TABLE1 ON ,M]SAULT'S & ,C>DONA'S FEET1 & ON A *AIR FAC+ !M4 ,MEAN:ILE ,C>DONA HAD PICK$ UP ! PHOTOGRAPHS & WAS />+ AT IT1 KISS+ IT1 MUMBL+3 ',POOR ,MAMAN4' ,BUT IT WAS HIMSELF HE WAS PITY+4 ,%E WAS BURI$ 9 ! HIDE\S CEMET]Y ,M]SAULT KNEW WELL1 ON ! O!R SIDE ( T[N4 

,HE WANT$ TO LEAVE4 ,SPEAK+ SL[LY TO MAKE HIMSELF UND]/OOD1 HE SAID3 ',Y\-CAN'T-/AY-H]E-LIKE-?IS4' 

',NO MORE WORK1' ,C>DONA GASP$1 & HOLD+ \T ! PHOTOGRAPH1 HE /AMM]$3 ',I LOV$ H]1 ,I LOV$ H]1' & ,M]SAULT TRANSLAT$3 ',%E LOV$ ME4' ',%E'S DEAD1' & ,M]SAULT UND]/OOD3 ',I'M ALONE4' ',I MADE H] ?AT = H] LA/ BIR?DAY4' ,ON ! MANTELPIECE WAS A T9Y WOOD5 B>REL ) BRASS HOOPS & A %9Y TAP4 ,M]SAULT LET GO ( ,C>DONA'S %\LD]1 & HE COLLAPS$ ON ! DIRTY PILL[S4 ,FROM UND] ! B$ CAME A DEEP SI< & A SICK5+ SMELL4 ,! DOG DRAGG$ ITSELF \T1 FLATT5+ ITS RUMP1 & RE/$ ITS HEAD ON ,M]SAULT'S LAP1 ITS LONG E>S PRICK$ UP1 ITS GOLD5 EYES />+ 9TO HIS [N4 ,M]SAULT LOOK$ AT ! LITTLE B>REL4 ,9 ! MIS]ABLE ROOM :]E !RE WAS SC>CELY 5\< AIR TO BREA!1 ) ! DOG'S W>M? UND] HIS F+]S1 HE CLOS$ HIS EYES ON ! DESPAIR :I* ROSE )9 HIM LIKE A TIDE = ! FIR/ TIME 9 A LONG :ILE4 ,TODAY1 9 ! FACE ( ABJECTION & SOLITUDE1 HIS HE>T SAID3 ',NO4' ,& 9 ! GREAT DI/RESS ?AT WA%$ OV] HIM1 ,M]SAULT REALIZ$ ?AT HIS REBELLION WAS ! ONLY AU!NTIC ?+ 9 HIM1 & ?AT EV]Y?+ ELSE:]E WAS MIS]Y & SUBMISSION4 ,! /REET ?AT HAD BE5 SO ANIMAT$ UND] HIS W9D[S ! DAY BE=E WAS /ILL LIVELY4 ,FROM ! G>D5S BEYOND ! C\RTY>D ROSE A SMELL ( GRASS4 ,M]SAULT (F]$ ,C>DONA A CIG>ETTE1 & BO? M5 SMOK$ )\T SPEAK+4 ,! LA/ TRAMS PASS$ & ) !M ! /ILL-LIVID MEMORIES ( M5 & LI<TS4 ,C>DONA FELL ASLEEP & SOON BEGAN SNOR+1 HIS NOSE /UFF$ ) TE>S4 ,! DOG1 CURL+ UP AT ,M]SAULT'S FEET1 /IRR$ OCCASIONALLY & MOAN$ 9 ITS DREAMS4 ,EA* TIME IT MOV$1 ITS SMELL REA*$ ,M]SAULT1 :O WAS LEAN+ AGA9/ ! WALL1 TRY+ TO *OKE D[N ! REBELLION 9 HIS HE>T4 ,! LAMP SMOK$1 *>R$1 & F9ALLY W5T \T ) A /9K ( OIL4 ,M]SAULT DOZ$ (F & AWAK5$ ) HIS EYES FIX$ ON ! BOTTLE ( W9E4 ,MAK+ A TREM5D\S EF=T1 HE /OOD UP1 WALK$ OV] TO ! RE> W9D[ & /OOD !RE3 \T ( ! NI<T'S HE>T S\NDS & SIL5CES M\NT$ T[>DS HIM4 ,AT ! SLEEP+ WORLD1 A LONG BLA/ FROM A %IP SUMMON$ M5 TO DEP>T1 TO BEG9 AGA94 

,! NEXT MORN+ ,M]SAULT KILL$ ,ZAGREUS1 CAME HOME & SLEPT ALL AFT]NOON4 ,HE AWOKE 9 A FEV]4 ,?AT EV5+1 /ILL 9 B$1 HE S5T = ! LOCAL DOCTOR1 :O TOLD HIM HE HAD FLU4 ,A MAN FROM HIS (FICE :O HAD COME TO F9D \T :AT WAS ! MATT] TOOK ,M]SAULT'S RESIGNATION TO ,MONSIEUR ,LANGLOIS4 ,A FEW DAYS LAT]1 EV]Y?+ WAS SETTL$3 A REPORT 9 ! NEWSPAP]1 AN 9VE/IGATION4 ,!RE WAS EV]Y MOTIVE = ,ZAGREUS' ACTION4 ,M>! CAME TO SEE ,M]SAULT & SAID ) A SI<3 ',SOMETIMES !RE >E DAYS :5 Y\'D LIKE TO *ANGE PLACES ) HIM4 ,BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE C\RAGE TO LIVE ?AN TO %OOT Y\RSELF4' ,A WEEK LAT]1 ,M]SAULT BO>D$ A %IP = ,M>SEILLES4 ,HE TOLD EV]YONE HE WAS GO+ TO ,FRANCE = A RE/4 ,FROM ,LYONS1 ,M>! RECEIV$ A LETT] ( F>EWELL FROM :I* ONLY H] PRIDE SUFF]$4 ,9 ! SAME LETT] ,M]SAULT SAID HE HAD BE5 (F]$ AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB 9 C5TRAL ,EUROPE4 ,M>! WROTE TO HIM1 AT A G5]AL-DELIV]Y ADDRESS1 AB\T H[ MU* %E WAS SUFF]+4 ,H] LETT] NEV] REA*$ ,M]SAULT1 :O HAD A VIOL5T ATTACK ( FEV] ! DAY AFT] HE REA*$ ,LYONS1 & TOOK ! FIR/ TRA9 = ,PRAGUE4 ,AS IT HAPP5$1 ,M>! TOLD HIM ?AT AFT] SEV]AL DAYS 9 ! MORGUE1 ,ZAGREUS HAD BE5 BURI$ & ?AT IT HAD TAK5 A LOT ( PILL[S TO W$GE HIS BODY 9TO ! C(F94 

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