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Chapter 17

           "Hesatstaringouttosea,hisfacelikeadeathmask,emotionless."IcametoPhraxoslookingforahousetorent.Ahouseforasummer.Ididnotlikethevillage.Idonotlikecoaststhatfacenorth.OnmylastdayIhadaboatmantakemeroundtheisland.Forpleasure.BychancehelandedmeforaswimatMoutsadownthere.Bychancehesaidtherewasanoldcottageuphere.BychanceIcameup.Thecottagewascrumbledwalls.Alitterofstoneschokedwiththorn-ivy.Itwasveryhot.Aboutfouro’clockontheafternoonofApriltheeighteenth,1929."Hepaused,asifthememoryofthatyearhadstoppedhim;andtopreparemeforanewfacetofhimself;anewshift."Thereweremanymoretreesthen.Onecouldnotseethesea.Istoodinthelittleclearingroundtheruinedwalls.IhadimmediatelythesensationthatIwasexpected.Somethinghadbeenwaitingthereallmylife.Istoodthere,andIknewwhowaited,whoexpected.Itwasmyself.Iwashereandthishousewashere,youandIandthiseveningwerehere,andtheyhadalwaysbeenhere,likereflectionsofmyowncoming.Itwaslikeadream.Ihadbeenwalkingtowardsacloseddoor,andbyasuddenmagicitsimpenetrablewoodbecameglass,throughwhichIsawmyselfcomingfromtheotherdirection,thefuture.Ispeakinanalogies.Youunderstand?"Inodded,cautious,notconcernedwithunderstanding;becauseunderlyingeverythinghedidIhadcometodetectanairofstagemanagement,oftheplannedandrehearsed.

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