Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 103

           AsidyllicasBaliseems,thewisekeepinmindthatthisis,infact,Indonesia-thelargestIslamicnationonearth,unstableatitscore,corruptfromthehighestministersofjusticeallthewaydowntotheguywhopumpsgasintoyourcar(andwhoonlypretendstofillitallthewayup).Somekindofrevolutionwillalwaysbepossiblehereatanymoment,andallyourassetsmaybereclaimedbythevictors.Probablyatgunpoint.

           NegotiatingallthisdodgybusinessisnotsomethingIhaveanyqualificationswhatsoevertobedoing.Imean-IwentthroughadivorceproceedinginNewYorkStateandeverything,butthisisanotherpageofKafkaaltogether.Meanwhile,$18,000ofmoneydonatedbyme,myfamilyandmydearestfriendsissittinginWayan’sbankaccount,convertedintoIndonesiarupiah-acurrencythathasahistoryofcrashingwithoutnoticeandturningtovapor.AndWayanissupposedtogetevictedfromhershopinSeptember,whichisaroundthetimeIleavethecountry.Whichisinaboutthreeweeks.

           Butit’sturningouttobealmostimpossibleforWayantofindapieceoflandshedeemsappropriateforahome.Settingasideallthepracticalconsiderations,shehastoexaminethetaksu-thespirit-ofeachplace.Asahealer,Wayan’ssenseoftaksu,evenbyBalinesestandards,issupremelyacute.IfoundoneplacethatIthoughtwasperfect,butWayansaiditwaspossessedbyangrydemons.Thenextpieceoflandwasrejectedbecauseitwastooclosetoariver,which,aseveryoneknows,iswhereghostslive.

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