Chapter 26

           

           Thatnightwasablur.Later,whenItriedtogetitback,evenEnvoyrecallwouldonlygivemefragments.

           Treppwantedanightonthetown.ThebestnightlifeinEurope,shemaintained,wasonlyminutesaway,andshehadalltherightaddresses.

           Iwantedmythoughtprocessesstoppeddeadintheirtracks.

           WestartedinahotelroomonastreetIcouldnotpronounce.Sometetramethanaloguefiredthroughthewhitesofoureyesbyneedlespray.IsatpassivelyinachairbythewindowandletTreppshootmeup,tryingtonotthinkaboutSarahandtheroominMillsport.Tryingnottothinkatall.Two-toneholographiesoutsidethewindowcastTrepp’sconcentratedfeaturesinshadesofredandbronze,ademonintheactofsealingthepact.Ifelttheinsidioustiltatthecornersofperceptionasthetetramethwentbarrellingalongmysynapses,andwhenitwasmyturntodoTreppIalmostgotlostinthegeometriesofherface.Thiswasverygoodstuff

           ThereweremuralsoftheChristianhell,flamesleapinglikeclawedfingersoveraprocessionofscreaming,nakedsinners.Atoneendoftheroom,wherethefiguresonthewallsseemedtoblendwiththedenizensofthebarinsmokeandnoise,agirldancedonarotatingplatform.Acuppedpetalofblackglassscythedaroundwiththeplatformandeachtimeitpassedbetweenaudienceanddancer,thegirlwasgoneandaskeletondancedgrinninginherplace.

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