“Iwaodothatyesterday．Youtoldmetowait.”Thesetwospiratorswereliketwoair-filledballoons：Jamazwasfullofprimitivelust,whileMarshawasfilledwithgreedandrapacity．Theblueskiesseemedtotihobscuremusic,butwheeently,itwasgohereremainedonlythesoundofpingagainsttheshoreaanthubbubofthecity．Dr.Gelbart,herslenderfigureshownofftoitsbestadvantageincasual，tight-fittingbcksweaterandpants，waswanderingbytheseaside，hergoldenhairflowinginthebreeze．Oh,weshouldn’tbecallingherDr.Gelbartsincesheisnowdivorcedfromherhusband,Mr.Gelbart,orratherMissGelbartnow，tobemoreprecise．SoperhapsitwouldbebetterifwejustcalledherElina．Shewenttothehospitalearlyasusual,onlytofinditwasthefirstdayofhervacation．Shehadfottenalboutit．
"What’sthematterwithme?"shethoughtirritatedly．"I’msoabsent-mindedandoutofitallthatIdon’tknowwhat’sgoingonanymore．Takestnight,forexample．DidIordidn’tImakelovetoDimitri?IthinkIdid，butI’tbesureevenofthat．Isn’tthatthelimit?"HerthoughtsturoDimitri．Whatastrangemanhewas．Shecouldtakeaspectroscopeandlookintothebackofhiseyes,butshecouldnotseewhatwasinhisheart．TakingabottleofFMLeyedropsfromherpocket,shetoyedwithitwithherfingers．ShehadprescribedanoverdoseofFMLandcausedhimtogoblindearlierthanwashisdue．Actuallywearingordinarypintaswouldhavetakehefiments，butshehadn’tknown．"WhatkindofadoIanyway?”shethoughtherheartfullretandremorse.ShetookthebottleanddroppedtheFMLdropbydropintothesea．Allliquidsweretakenfromnatureandshouldgobaature．Aftersqueezingoutthestdrop,shethrewthebottleawayandcametoadecisioookawayhissightanditwashtthatsheshouldrepayhimwithalifetime’sdevotion．Liftingherheadasifaloadwasoffhermind,shefeltasifshewasherradiant,sunnyselfagain．
Inhisdipidatedshelter,Dimitriyonthegroundmotionlessasacorpse．Occasionally,hewouldmovehisarmsandlegsandtellhimselfthathisfleshbodywasstillfuning．Hewouldsitup,drinksomewaterandthenliedownagain,hismovementsslowanddeliberateasahibernatingbear．Onlybearsarecozyandfortableintheirhibernationandafterabriefawakeningwouldfalleasilybacktosleepagain．NotsowithDimitri．Heythere，enduringexcruciatingpainandthoughtthehumanbodywasanintricatemaewhichbrokedowneasily．Aslightcloginanysmallpartwouldaffecttheoperationofthewhole.Fluidrecygsystemwaslikethat．Howhewishedhisbodylebutpracticalmaemadeupofstaunchparts,clumsyperhaps,butusefunddurable．Hefeltlikeamaethathadbeenedanddiscardedbeforebeingfullyutilized．Butthen,strongacidsandbasescoulderodeanddissolvemetals．Ah!Itwastimeforhiseye-dropsagain．Thehandthattooktheeyedropsbottlefromhispocketshook．Fourtimesaday,hehadtoapplythesetormentingdropstohislefteye．Thesearingpainthatfmedupuponitstactwithhissensitiveeyeballcausedvulsionsinhiswholebody．Itwaslikedyingfourtimesaday．Butthedoctor’sordershadtobefollowed，sohegentlyopenedhiseyelidsandappliedtheeyedrops,tensinghisnervesandbodyfortheiablespasmpainthatcausedhiswholebodytoshiverandjump．Dimitripattedhisownshoulderssaying，
"Itwillpass．Thingswillgetbetter.”Tohisgroaningfleshbody,hewaslikeamothertryingtofortaseriouslyilndmoribundchild．
Justthen，abigflyflewinfromtheopeningoftheshelterandhummedrestlesslyaroundhishead,stoppingforamomentonhisface,thenontothewallbeforetakingoffbuzzingaimlesslyaroundtheroom．Dimitriwasfasatedbythenimblenessofthesmalliandthoughtthathisowswereclumsyparedwiththoseofthefly’s．Hemusedthathelicoptersmusthavebeendesignedacctotheanatomyofthefly，butthenaturallybuiltohousandtimesmoredexterousthaationones．Hefeltnodistasteforit．Orary,itshummingandbuzzihimpany．Theflywasunstoppable．Itcouldflyuptenstorieshereasilyandcouldgowhereveritfancied，beitthelowlygarbagesorrestaurantsofluxuriousfive-starhotels．Presently，itfshedacrosshismindthatifhehadasoundifitwasascarefreeasthefly,hewouldbefreeoftheshacklesofhisvisualunicationsystemsandcouldroamaboutwherehewilled．SuddenlyDimitrifelttheintensificationoftheseverepaininhiseye,followedbyagrittysensationthataparticleofsanddroppedoutofhiseyes,decreasinghissufferingandenabledhimtoopenhiseyesandlookathissurroundings．Raysofthesettingsuhroughtheopeningofhisdipidatedshelter,castingasemi-roundshape,whichseemedgealedonthefloor．Hehadafeelingthattimehadfrozenalso，sohewavedhishandsinthesunlightandsawtheshadowmove．
"Ah!Timedoesmovebutitsspeedeasured!MybodyisstillwandIamresurrectedagain．Myfleshbodydoesnotbelongtome．Itwasborrowedfromnaturetobeusedtemporarilyandfinallywouldhavetobereturonature．ButIamsureIwilluseittomorrowandwilltiouseitforalongtimeyet.”Dimitrifeltlightheartedagain，asifaburdenhadbeenliftedfromhisshoulders．Theprogressoftimehadnotbeenverysmooth,athatawalkintheopenairwouldhelpregutehisphysicalstatewiththespeedoftime．
ItwasgettingdarkandDimitriwaswalkingalohestreets．
"Everyohinksmyfleshbodyisaedanddiscardedmae．Sowhat?I’msatisfiedwithwhatIhaveandsideritapricelesstreasuretobeusedcarefullyandgingerly.”HisfootstepstookhimunsciouslytoElina’sluxuriousapartmentandhisthoughtsturhepreviousnight．Theyhadbothbeendrunkandheseemedtohavemadelovetoher,thoughhecouldn’treallybecertainaboutit．heless,itwasanighttoremember．Lookingatthelightsinherwindow，hethought，
"Elinaisadoctor,aprofessionalwoman.WhatamI?Astreetcat!Iotpossiblyaspiretobehermate.”HelookedatherexpeeAmerisedanparkedoutsideandwassurprisedtofindanotheridentieparkedrightbehindit．Curious,hetriedthedoorandfounditunlocked．Hewentintoitandsatonthebackseat．Thelingeringsmellofperfumetoldhimitbelooawoman,buttherewasaman’stophat,atuxedoandanumbrelthere,thtbesidehimonthebackseaturse．Openingit,hefoundalipstick,apadathickwadofbills．
"Thiswomanisreallycareless!"hethought．Hesettledhimselffortablyoherseatandsoonfelsleep．
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