King’s Cross

           Helayfacedown,listeningtothesilence.Hewasperfectlyalone.Nobodywaswatching.Nobodyelsewasthere.Hewasnotperfectlysurethathewastherehimself.

           Alongtimelater,ormaybenotimeatall,itcametohimthathemustexist,mustbemorethandisembodiedthought,becausehewaslying,definitelylying,onsomesurface.Thereforehehadasenseoftouch,andthethingagainstwhichhelayexistedtoo.

           Almostassoonashehadreachedthisconclusion,Harrybecameconsciousthathewasnaked.Convincedashewasofhistotalsolitude,thisdidnotconcernhim,butitdidintriguehimslightly.Hewonderedwhether,ashecouldfeel,hewouldbeabletosee.Inopeningthem,hediscoveredthathehadeyes.

           Helayinabrightmist,thoughitwasnotlikemisthehadeverexperiencedbefore.Hissurroundingswerenothiddenbycloudyvapor;ratherthecloudyvaporhadnotyetformedintosurroundings.Theflooronwhichhelayseemedtobewhite,neitherwarmnorcold,butsimplythere,aflat,blanksomethingonwhichtobe.

           Hesatup.Hisbodyappearedunscathed.Hetouchedhisface.Hewasnotwearingglassesanymore.

           Thenanoisereachedhimthroughtheunformednothingnessthatsurroundedhim:thesmallsoftthumpingsofsomethingthatflapped,flailed,andstruggled.Itwasapitifulnoise,yetalsoslightlyindecent.Hehadtheuncomfortablefeelingthathewaseavesdroppingonsomethingfurtive,shameful.

           Forthefirsttime,hewishedhewereclothed.

           Barelyhadthewishformedinhisheadthanrobesappearedashortdistanceaway.

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