Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 7

           Heknewmanyoftheseingredientsalreadyfromtheflowerandspicestallsatthemarket;otherswerenewtohim,andhefilteredthemoutfromthearomaticmixtureandkeptthemunnamedinhismemory:ambergris,civet,patchouli,sandalwood,bergamot,vetiver,opopanax,benzoin,hopblossom,castor…Hewasnotparticularaboutit.Hedidnotdifferentiatebetweenwhatiscommonlyconsideredagoodandabadsmell,notyet.Hewasgreedy.Thegoalofthehuntwassimplytopossesseverythingtheworldcouldofferinthewayofodors,andhisonlyconditionwasthattheodorsbenewones.Thesmellofasweatinghorsemeantjustasmuchtohimasthetendergreenbouquetofaburstingrosebud,theacridstenchofabugwasnolessworthythanthearomarisingfromalardedvealroastinanaristocrat’skitchen.Hedevouredeverything,everything,suckingitupintohim.Buttherewerenoaestheticprinciplesgoverningtheolfactorykitchenofhisimagination,wherehewasforeversynthesizingandconcoctingnewaromaticcombinations.Hefashionedgrotes-queries,onlytodestroythemagainimmediately,likeachildplayingwithblocks-inventiveanddestructive,withnoapparentnormsforhiscreativity.

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