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Chapter 27

           "Heturnedtolookatme."Precisionofthekindyoumeanisimportantinscience.Itisunimportantin"ButIneverfoundoutwhatitwasunimportantin.Webothheardthefootsteps,thosesamelightfootstepsIhadheardbefore,onthegravelbelow,comingasifupfromthesea.Conchislookedatmequickly."Youmustnotaskquestions.Thatismostimportant."Ismiled."Asyouwish.""Treatherasyouwouldtreatanamnesiac.""I’mafraidI’venevermetanamnesiac.""Shelivesinthepresent.Shedoesnotrememberherpersonalpastshehasnopast.Ifyouquestionheraboutthepast,youwillonlydisturbher.Sheisverysensitive.Shewouldnotwanttoseeyouagain.Iwantedtosay,Ilikeyourmasque,Ishan’tspoilit.Isaid,"IfIdon’tunderstandwhy,Ibegintounderstandhow."Heshookhishead."Youarebeginningtounderstandwhy.Nothow."Hiseyeslingeredonme,burningthesentencein;lookedaside,atthedoors.Iturned.Irealizedthenthatthelamphadbeenputbehindmesothatitwouldlightherentrance;anditwasanentrancetotakethebreathaway.Shewasdressedinwhatmusthavebeentheformaleveningstyleof1915:anindigosilkeveningwrapoveraslimivory-coloreddressofsomeshotmaterialthatnarrowedandendedjustaboveherankles.Herhairwasup,inasortofEmpirefashion.ShewassmilingandlookingatConchis,thoughsheglancedwithacoolinterestatmeasIstood.Conchiswasalreadyonhisfeet.

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