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Chapter 40

           AlisonfishedimpulsivelyinherredGreekshoulder-bag,andpressedonhimtwopacketsofairlinecigarettes."Esychia,"themuleteersaid.HeandAlisonstoodinterminablyshakinghands,whileItooktheirphoto."Esychia,esychia.TellhimIknowwhathemeans.""Heknowsyouknow.That’swhyhelikesyou."Atlastwesetoffthroughthefirs."YouthinkI’mjustsentimental.""NoIdon’t.Butonepacketwouldhavebeenenough.""Noitwouldn’t.Ifelttwopacketsfondofhim."Latershesaid,"Thatbeautifulword.""It’sdoomed."Weclimbedalittleway."Listen."Westoppedonthestonytrackandlistenedandtherewasnothingbutsilence,esychia,thebreezeinthefirbranches.Shetookmyhandandwewalkedon.Thepathmountedinterminablythroughthetrees,throughclearingsalivewithbutterflies,overrockystretcheswhereweseveraltimeslostthepath.Aswecamehigher,itgrewcooler,andthemountainahead,adamppolargray,disappearedcompletelyintothecloud.Wespokeverylittlebecauseweseldomhadbreathtospeak.Butthesolitude,theeffort,theneedIhadcontinuallytotakeherhandtohelpherwhenthepathbecame,asitfrequentlydid,aroughstaircaseratherthanapathallbrokesomeofthephysicalreservebetweenus;institutedasortofsexlesscamaraderiethatwebothacceptedastheform.Itwasaboutsixwhenwecametotherefuge.Itwastuckedawayabovethetreelineinagoyal,aminutewindowlessbuildingwithabarrel-vaultedroofandachimney.

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