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Chapter 23

           Themouthwasbeautifullymodeled,timelesslyintelligentandtimelesslyamused."Thatisthetruth.Notthehammerandsickle.Notthestarsandstripes.Notthecross.Notthesun.Notgold.Notyinandyang.Butthesmile.""It’sCycladic,isn’tit?""Nevermindwhatitis.Lookatit.Lookintoitseyes."Hewasright.Thelittlesunlitthinghadsomenumenornotsomuchadivinity,asahavingknowndivinityinit;ofbeingultimatelycertain.ButasIlooked,Ibegantofeelsomethingelse."There’ssomethingimplacableinthatsmile.""Implacable?"Hecamebehindmychairandlookeddownovermyhead."Itisthetruth.Truthisimplacable.Butthenatureandmeaningofthistruthisnot.""Tellmewhereitcamefrom.""FromDidymainAsiaMinor.""Howoldisit?""ThesixthorseventhcenturybeforeChrist."Hesatontheparapet,hisarmsfolded."IwonderifitwouldhavethatsmileifitknewofBelsen.""Becausetheydied,weknowwestilllive.Becauseastarexplodesandathousandworldslikeoursdie,weknowthisworldis.Thatisthesmile:thatwhatmightnotbe,is."Alongsilence.Thenhesaid,"WhenIdie,Ishallhavethisbymybedside.ItisthelastfaceIwanttosee."Thelittleheadwatchedourwatching;bland,certain,andalmostmaliciouslyinscrutable.ItflashedonmethatitwasalsothesmilethatConchissometimeswore;asifhesatbeforetheheadandpracticedit.AtthesametimeIrealizedexactlywhatIdislikedaboutit.Itwasaboveallthesmileofdramaticirony,ofthosewhohaveprivilegedinformation

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