Волхв

Chapter 31

           ButIhadn’ttakentwostepsacrossthegravelbeforetheworldsplitinhalf.Orsoitseemed.Afigurehadappearedontheterrace,notfiftyfeetaway,facingandaboveme.ItwasLily.Itcouldn’tbeher,butitwasher.Thesamehairblewaboutinthewind;thedress,thesunshade,thefigure,theface,everythingwasthesame.Shewasstaringouttosea,overmyhead,totallyignoringme.Itwasawild,dislocating,disactualizing,shock.YetIknewwithinthefirstfewsecondsthatalthoughIwasobviouslymeanttobelievethatthiswasthesamegirlastheoneonthebeach,itwasnot.Butitwassolikeherthatitcouldbeonlyonethingatwinsister.ThereweretwoLiliesinthefield.Thenightbefore,thenymph,wasexplained.ButIhadnotimetothink.AnotherfigureappearedbesidetheLilyontheterrace.Itwasaman,muchtootalltobeConchis.Atleast,Ipresumeditwasaman;perhaps"Apollo"or"RoberaFoulkes"oreven"deDeukans."Icouldn’tsee,becausethefigurewasallinblack,shroudedinthesun,andwearingthemostsinistermaskIhadeverseen:theheadofanenormousblackdog,orjackal,withalongmuzzleandhighpointedears.Theystoodthere,thepossessorandthepossessed,loomingdeathandthefrailmaiden.Therewasalmostimmediately,afterthefirstvisualshock,somethingvaguelygrotesqueaboutit;ithadtheoverdonemacabrenessofahorror-magazineillustration.Itcertainlytouchedonsometerrifyingarchetype;butitshockedcommonsenseaswellastheunconscious.

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