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Chapter 25

           Ifeltonceagainlikeachild,likeachildwhowalksintoaroomandisawarethateveryonethereknowssomethingabouthimthathedoesnot.IalsofeltdeceivedbyConchis’ssadness.Thedeadlivebylove;andtheycouldevidentlyalsolivebyimpersonation.ButIwaitedmostforwhoeverhadactedLily.Ihadtoknowtheownerofthatyoung,intelligent,amused,dazzlinglyprettyNorthEuropeanface.IwantedtoknowwhatshewasdoingonPhraxos,whereshecamefrom,therealitybehindallthemystery.Iwaitednearlyanhour,andnothinghappened.Noonecame,Iheardnosounds.IntheendIcreptbackuptomyroom.ButIhadapoornight’ssleep.WhenMariaknockedonthedoorathalf-pastfiveIwokeasifIhadahangover.YetIenjoyedthewalkbacktotheschool.Ienjoyedthecoolair,thedelicatepinkskythatturnedprimrose,thenblue,thestill-sleepinggrayandincorporealsea,thelongslopesofsilentpines.InasenseIreenteredrealityasIwalked.Theeventsoftheweekendseemedtorecede,tobecomelockedaway,asifIhaddreamtthem;andyetasIwalkedIhadthestrangestfeeling,compoundedoftheearlyhour,theabsolutesolitude,andwhathadhappened,ofhavingenteredamyth;aknowledgeofwhatitwaslikephysically,momentbymoment,tohavebeenyoungandancient,aUlyssesonhiswaytomeetCirce,aTheseusonhisjourneytoCrete,anOedipusstillsearchingforhisdestiny.Icouldnotdescribeit

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