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           Ilayawakealongtime,thinkingaboutthings.Ifeltabitunsurethevanwouldbetraced,buttherewerehundredsofvanslikethat,andtheonlypeopleIreallyworriedaboutwerethosetwowomenwhopassed.

           Well,Ilaytherethinkingofherbelow,lyingawaketoo.Ihadnicedreams,dreamswhereIwentdownandcomfortedher;Iwasexcited,perhapsIwentabitfarinwhatIgavemyselftodream,butIwasn’treallyworried,Iknewmylovewasworthyofher.ThenIwenttosleep.

           After,shewastellingmewhatabadthingIdidandhowIoughttotryandrealizeitmore.IcanonlysaythateveningIwasveryhappy,asIsaid,anditwasmorelikeIhaddonesomethingverydaring,likeclimbingEverestordoingsomethinginenemyterritory.Myfeelingswereveryhappybecausemyintentionswereofthebest.Itwaswhatsheneverunderstood.

           Tosumup,thatnightwasthebestthingIeverdidinmylife(barwinningthepoolsinthefirstplace).ItwaslikecatchingtheMazarineBlueagainoraQueenofSpainFritil-lary.Imeanitwaslikesomethingyouonlydoonceinalifetimeandeventhenoftennot;somethingyoudreamaboutmorethanyoueverexpecttoseecometrue,infact.

           Ididn’tneedthealarm,Iwasupbefore.Iwentdown,lockingthecellardoorbehindme.I’dplannedeverything,Iknockedonherdoorandshoutedpleasegetup,andwaitedtenminutesandthendrewtheboltsandwentin.IhadherbagwithmewhichIhadsearched,ofcourse.Therewasnothingshecoulduseexceptanail-fileandarazor-bladecutterwhichIremoved.

           Thelightwason,shewasstandingbythearmchair.She’dgotallherclothesonandshestaredatmeagain,nosignoffear,boldasbrassshewas.It’sfunny,shedidn’tlookquitelikeI’dalwaysrememberedher.OfcourseI’dneverseenhersoclosebefore.