“The sunlight glittered on cars and windows. One storefront offered so many cameras it made taking pictures seem hopelessly complicated. It had rained during the night, the air offered unusual depth of field, and down the street they could see the restless water of a big lake. The events in the hotel room had been a fleeting dream brought on by a lost moth, but walking toward the lake in the light seemed altogether real. People moved about in shops. A tall man in a canvas apron cranked o...ut the awnings over a bakery, which failed to wake the figure lying on the sidewalk in a dirty sleeping bag. A woman who was smoking carried a bass violin up the steps of a church. It is all here, thought Joan, the beautiful and the unfortunate. The violinist rested her instrument on the top step and took a last drag before turning a heavy iron ring that opened the oak-slat door. In front of St. Regina’s Hospital, a woman handed the ribbon of a metallic balloon to a child, and the child let the ribbon go.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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