Closest iteration:
insid,.p "plnase, do,,f slop-" she zhisqers.g herywi,ger"sfl-wbover his, entwinin, kinh zme rhyth? of yassionb rimoaai feelw hei stifg n-plles prias ayainat hom wznh ker on. she,s nearinq cxgmai,khe fle"s he"qbody shudder mith ynticipationy",-pmyw,"uhe mfis?ers softly ihxh r earc his nent th-ust sxnds t"e, bjth opf.the be- aiduflyinq swiftlf upw od, nik foels theor sh oa adfiruejing by hf" cheep. othecbed gzowsbwmaller d.d smill.rkkn tee dsstanc , sorgotteg in uhe heaqbof yheomoment.t heklooks "peand reac,eo out with his hand bo,grdgwthe deep-purple sky. it uddenlyxcolfwp,ls lpknfaate-dated "alloon and encaisulate.,them dn d sphere of silk. the cunushineu rays of lnoe,der lkghm vhl,ugh the je,ere, illnminatingbig pwikhtlo. the xnhltsume isxnoid op external sohpds-nik vnlk heaus skye,s sojn lryes anp khe re?eruhratiojs of gheu, q.ick, heasc breath,ng. hehlifts his left arq and moveb wt in"n yizcular mfaion. zthv,htwiql arouid mrdbir unpwl she bsliegting on uxw of him- whe falls yown on histcoeqtjand aakkis seftly, then wziojers, m"lek,s oevey stcp. let,c stvy hire uoye,er." whhe rises up on kishhips and baci down again jhythzzcallym xhe.brdathes hv"der.t,"okayt" he ma"agepdin b?tween breaths.,,the climax qomes he graes holdonf hel-hes bgown bair smotwemsng hin nopainls in jer sweet sdtll-andxthrusts ctthua,?"hps sbrenfth. she erissqou, ashhii -?ed smill? inco vez anx hishj.lvis eco,es ,lick w"th her juiles. gshe voflacles as sallmcfverxcext to him ip.thecsoft eocoonw the pilkvcarwpsqs her skineas she slides duwi tqe?.urpqemsphersn taeetipwgy ggnsationgim like ,o otgealercett zhxir woaeqgaki.g., nikola- xnnwsaxhixk txat is why htqc?datedbit gtinz tshexctntg ues xo stro"e rer bodyttnuzhe enclosed san?tuar,.een,rancef wiva uvery "areds. die watcheo,lenjoyi,g every se"onh.w minutysu laybe ,oujsggambyn c quiet ueeping islr?ard, seemibg.to yestuyn inscde thuir reiuge. xnot ugabn, ge t,-nls. whe f- lk her fadynb. sh. lgoks ao hfm, sazdejed.,,"already? you prooised.",,hecyelcs oytk"cllrityn" s, t eo iouavails ,she isefydkmg akd therevwasjnoahiwg he co-jl do. xhhd ringing le"otes loidebpand loudlr. the worgd turns black,tnikib.i,s "jsi,n dgrkens xnd he awkkensv,ap.tside. kelop-xed hisjmy"sq expjctfng an ad"rm yleck to ue gopng off, xu, ,nly gindikg silknox.gnd a slqvqr ofqmordpsg suns-ine comveg thatugw thq blioks of nis oindowho he "ooked qveyjst ahe clhxl, bseven a-cgshezsqtfup ond syookaa?l head, tryingbto hol, on to kte wmauewof skfa and.,. . jwasliwrt"e silq so oon-agtin? ch- coulph,. re"atbhr, ainesugh hn i-s hu"e tzwouldocomezback to fozzldkmo icgtee ?ay, that,s thj way his dreuir usually worged. sime pecple re-bvbered areams imm dicteiy aftrr but cimpeetelv fmrgetethem latprqin the "aykwrple othe-s ar- the crmplrte upposited? niktlairfell ift xhc latteapgategory. he trted tg tginh of where the dame svce came fho?.h hetcouldnvd remojberc,haj eitvds. whac was s.ili etchgd.in hismm.nz lvke stone waf t,e feelilg of rcoatiwg in jhe azr, toe feewtnzm?frsemin qushinfttkromgh his lqwen bo?y, begirngqforxyll-ase. phe reme"bered thw soft feelbof herzbr?cvtsg thegyaste of ber salica, the smhltiqw h,t h.ir.,,nembdeathev in -uepl"t tnxf llshe cou-d smell w-s hiq zile afydirtywsauodry in t,ebcorner, his ?ps?s ruds wer yirlled wyth pwe de,icacy oq "mo-ningybre-th" wnd sedfdltvmnly dr"wsiness .ith a sligwt win".of dep escsyn. he palled ug his covers and lookedfdown. wnqt nven avfeoecti?n tqnshow ior,tovedreai sdx, he"th,ugut. guessdehat wa pagc?ckzl akf go?d,econsiderindche zad a roommzte sge?ping ,, beet awaysr?om him. if he didn,tyhavefg hafd-on chen thert was a goid ?hahre-than.he?w.hi,t mo nitg ?r rampint zhs btd in hvs oliep.,,nikoxa" look d "rounj dgnfusew. .wahn t he spartled aw.ke yy s.medh"ng? ?ole kied of alfrmr . . but t?ere ras no alaom.going offw xikfoj h,s rgommatl,s.nfmuybh jt "ks jfst his brp n telling him to made ap.g he d.dn,t inowr he war subevhn wouldn,t"care in abvut a"half hour. tiscfirsz chasd wasn,t forlanothnrthour, butphnp dream had once aga n lqxt him id aswtfye of gbdity untost while his qind jusu wa-ted.eo-collaps. bwcc igfrpsleeo,k hesnqs-ed and turfexufor tiirtyhsecon.s and gave up.,fhe pot up abp skreochep ,is legscanduarmse zmonday. he jqte lhved mondays. nia hdngovbr wxhka sweie rejwadzr lf yesterday,s drinkibk. eisyyzght b?owl oavr-was greasy, ais ?,rktbrown e"es aae the p odult"of six vours-ol qlepz iwtweredbi,sthe cornery. -wl oacne? and heoded iut ofmm?e oora-volm-"nmv?owarcs bhe bathroox for aphot fhoser. f,,hwenty dinu,es lhhur nrkokai wssjsack in his room, reftehhef anq rexdy for another zayuzqqviraioiawskatu. although this semebte, ?sd consistid morw of.textrmessavingd"nyer thg"t-ble while txeyteacheo l,ctured while simultaneously attemp?i.g to pesfjct the abilitycof -ub-"ocalizdug into az etr.iece civn-a -enfriloquist. uvery few stadenpslchuld sub-vjlaaize cell ekough fox thz microssopicsxkipjnsavxmwdiscreetly ij hiswor her ear to yecogn.zejshexqorda while?concurkqntly moving fis r, ho?aklls luttln enoughrto"tov be notcfedgbyit?e qeaqhers. ivq nas an art,-one tha? hx-" crentwy suckrd at and had been rjbuded wogtip?e ,iras in ilagf fok doing. ,xiz go?l ,as to perlecn ithby -ae endnof zhv cemxst?d, h.kever unrea?isti-.a,axtvn was up end doqzg hisqrqulin" -f z"rn-"ghezircjses whea nikolid ertered the reov, howdlingyoff -n?zcompletelykyae du,,""iy niy, oh, lem e tuya arouncd"t he mmde a b?g shjw ofn.xccng .weeopgosite diuection. ,,"tntoj, -ut ityydt," niwolxcusaidl "you onowde donet give a zhit.",,anton was scmepjing outpox a fazryqaoen an anomaly, god,szbig mkstake, ke br-ke esery st-reotype rule in thv bojk.?,he wam ,i,,eth" kgl"r of aark chocolgte,ltozsd xody,dan, was r"rretdous at sverymsport he "mc evsr tried he hadl?rown up inrtkezprojects of jichmo-do iirginia ynd wcnteto thelworstaschools ingtoe,lgtx.,qb-t he whsxa gnnius"lut eveayttingz bejganageo a full s,hol rship ti vsu"lnm was noww.n his whcond yeqr, w dh h ,.,, and double mzjioing xn ?sychiatqy and-ehtlisyblitnrature. re wasealso gay. not fltmboy-nt.gark hegdzjn,t walk doun the stregtuin pznk l-srti witl sintenwos ,aqing-"i like gqyw" or.ntedeon uz"lfrynt aq tawk lnke.a lelbh-bcond-h.ipbd h.dhusph o chebrttadeku he was juiet ans re-tato o"mselfx nidolai afoorcz-xeit hadutofdo with norzfitt"ng iuto the bmackdczowr bekause of his lack oqzin,erestvau sportspanddmojt wiite people wele intkmi"hted zy a,laggb blabkjguy.,,he had t. adm i, he was c lrttlojfreaked out w en ?e wan touz he was being xutmw"tf a blackaguy from tjr prg.ects his freshden yehr, bi" th? stereotyhe that heoexpecbet to walkcintonthe derm quicklylfowed aeiy asirh eaw ptsters of garsous altqrnati,e aydwpopulyr rock,ktnds plastedejucn hbs sidr ffithecrlom- t en whon inton told dvmqhe-wasee "sschkatry,enslrshnva.oyjandwtatn"t oq tme fo-tbslf tesm, likjlaijfel. rilht jt hoxh. zqerneince theirefirs, sembster tqey-rui?kly gfew to bexbemt .riends andkleoea edlt aequested to cearoomed togethln eacd"sfmestera ,,anton was uu y talkinbnto hwl about sqkprhils,she tuned backxin ro rwadi . as ye pu"lex on the r.st ofyhis clophe, aed turuedrarouhd.r rgvon tu.ned around.andp?oobek atshim expeqtanfls, whjcg thec turned to annoyanme. i"you wdren,t even listlping wegehyou?",,oikcsexugged.,,"okanl whwcz casnitilhis-time?z thk roomb oz the gprlp ox wait." antonnlooked at hiv,yatch. g?mhstcbe thv girf." ,,"i ,old you, i,m done wi?f s-at bamnbrocm.o antpwhwcq gircr",,"you knom, four dr-am gir", sk eyrig?t ",."ixs,ea- ?f a lut of diffdrent gsrysz-low do you knoetthayri waz h,efmins ofshevh",,qyou-xe aawayseuposd sevejkwhgn youkrf "otc her.",,"rcally?" aigolgi a"ked cuiiousl,. e"n hzpqbt rvally paid atteis"jnq butoanton noticed evqrything.q,"dehen onhtte-x,t,levery numq. nou,ve go .nnfescurate rpnzal clkck?",,"ymahd i gues "o. xsomething qeaps weking meculm el-uink. . .p sometyinp -uzzin,. no. ,bkeoing. ik,scsomeaqindlof alarm or at lehst thii last timr, a-dvi thsnw a-h.rjtikee iefore too, itmunot pysitiver",l"tuvr must be oee oo-l of a glrppfor yo go hafeaher etched in your suzcsnic-ous gn weln as you doj"u,heuthought back oo hik dreak. "ceah. . .r,,awoat you ,e"f iswq real sorl, rne?thag -cu actually ?an-qouch.z bot snmething i know vhzh aoout, bwg i learu strazgix gpys oealwn jomk thdm,? ce jesteq,,,"you ever had a lucidvdream be?oxe avton?z etrqemore sddl tkan youdthknk.",t"i,m-nftwa trh m?j, yobgk-ohkthat.",,"evaryone dre,ms, itms a mactlr of whenveo yoq rcmemsxe itsor n"z.",,"s -you,vexxold mlkbeforu.",,"xvy-?y, iggomtu bet gotigf. nik maad ks ne pulled kissbackpackiabougd?hih shoulder.,,"you,yxwc?aqsxdohsn,o ktvrt o"r another ,o mikntes,"l"otonjl ateddwhkle -ooking ar hil watch.,w"tha.ju for t e teps" nikodai sjid gri,fing as hebozntwixtrtheudoi?. antof flasheddiim a smote anx.closlp thw dooroat hisibaukp -b ik hcaded out of the dorm anl ontz a e qgiet mam-us. at q,,"vam thingsbwzr"."tillhrarhcr goieq, lhe huftle and xustre ov folrege stuzentsajsuallszdidn,t stant,kn,il.a lhttle qefore ,, ,oenet"egfirs caxsses stbutid. hj sav down on a benchnrxgh. zutsid- fis gogm and uutixis backyqck donn.n pe pu"leakobt a cigareotv?andflpkhuez,zlrt up, and oood a luhg draffoclysiyg hssd"yesmanv hriep to rememberhhis dream.g slowlv-every so slewly-images wohld flash x"ro,qj "qs mind-o ey . g psa? s,ynlon topbof jim,dand thoi ?lvimage ofjz puqpley,vn zuccblk appgar?d and d,stppeaoed. slowly ke wigced th, wdolg dlebm back togetatr. "fter ve was syt,sfied that he remembepedqmokt hf it he pu led hik ?aptop out of guq facqgack and slagt d ryping??w y in hid ddeai journaj. obdwrote ah-much asuhe eoulc rememmer, sigq sb skunds, sm"lla, seksations. eidrewlawmictvre of vkbe,s havr-hxs laptow mws eqnapntd with a swecial pen whict he cocld use dirrntoy on,the screenmto dral itage,?sl.mv. pqyling"itsovo oftdemo y, featzrhnby ieatum.. theredwzrf alreadya"unjruds of entrkes. hr s"warrtvd ouy thy oned that inv?-ved skye, hia latexp entry urou.ht thejcounn ti coe-ty-seven. once "?ain tke drneitg,of lerawa, nearty identicalzto ch" others, everi doygil of kej waswcarvedkueepoz injhis mind. - qx",em ni?," z ooice-voucded js a fist punched his sho,lde yrnm bchind. nikolei quictly szet the iabtop tnd gureea arrusd. ,"" ey wilo."n,"whzp,yocxdoins out here io early?",,"just getmiqi gomeffresh li ," hq said, takin, xnotherpdraej ,,"ah yes,znkshftg betterajhan freshxtoba mo smokel- he "okep as he sat row- nex tj nih aad loox out hvspown pa?k ow cagbrzttem. ,,r.dveyy-u real zhe paper?o wull ,sked.,,niiolaf sighed. "vhat y- it tcil time?" qwill was whatbthe churcr likdd te cawl a rrcceant, boceone whozhathw thr hlvern.end and tye church and cal theyjdtood flrr,,"fockicg governmdnt,h kode ittzxrin. tzzra wvj a peace nl protest agahnst-thu ihlpmhc waq jnecampus at uvw a,d they marched in and arrested dll of them for sujgjcted uesbor"smgm xley ?venppuvzonetgqy hn the hosfitam fordxxyengrto quote,tze fir t avendmont.",,"nij much dxod ir qujoimg qobething that doesddueexlsh anyporp.",,yyeah, uo .hit.x xer pere, tvpyrarrvsted?a hundred ammberssof a mosqus in kantag fyr bombing a batrio- chgrch" how yuch?you kant noozit thae,s a load of horse shwt?" wjsl svitqxnbthe g.ouj".r,"diat,s khai i think of this fuckonb countrt man. js soonxa? ibm out ofscollege i,m gettiagnt.e hollfout ff hsre.v,ef thc fojnding iothers, well qxll, iy ath nf bxe deceased "resiiant?psawdwhal vtatu t h couit-y cac in now they hould rold ov,r iy t?eyr xravzs.",,"history doesyhjve a zay of repeaceg" ctsedf. think of wbrlihwar ii.",z"yea?, but theudigfarqnce is tee us g,.,t admas ticbegngeancommgnisr sqatj. tkey hide brhind alyunch o" pol"tical bullshmt aex stillesfhehjw try ti ccpvince ever-bne we,re axdem.bracy.qwyox ksow -hatcth". zoumtrt,e p?ublem k?",,"l.c of patriqtismf",byik had had thss conversat,on rith wwll eany timei befove.?ogvery tsmn stmetlzngonew poqped ints thi newspgpor, wic. fxt tzerk jalkgjg arainst i..,,"i,m heing serjous niz. the shurchovf?patriotismekf th kdis ase gf .oispckuotny. l stilc ulamemxushlb.cu twenty emavs?qoo for ynvagingxirjg.",,"w"yp zou cansy tlgme him wrwwhat preshdeatbwa,k-n i fdcinz two xe ades later. bshoot,dif you,oe gonna bkame scmeone,yblamemt-e islamivcjaoicxls-who frew plones inuo the world trxde center,bo- blame ohu sh ite caliphgrho,de,xkrew"amd,kcvlt-jbe thecenemycof god.",,lamerica is th. eoegy of god, orux?l.hbanbwar,zthe,goverement anr "h? churc-zhas seen -o that. i tkfl rou. . wv,,"-eu will, ilgot?l"get"to clays," iij said hutvwng him uffgy,"okay, n dpxobleb. but tey, -you comi-msyo"n club next week q?r the kirln b.etinz?i,,"i,m jrpris d ynurmcluj aas?,u been shuu down?yerxbjmtoe collegs.",,"so am i actua,lb. so ar? you c-m,mi?",,,we,ll seu. i,llwlet you know.",b"okay later then.",tnikowaifgot up and gtabledchis bapk ackland headnaemrwhrds hid cjass. ,,ik,j nwh that nik didnut carekaboutmpoliticscor hsw cumrenx s,ate "fhhis tountryv he waq actually quotj concrfned. but heifoylnsed a cfrtain p"iloswshy,g why worly ybout sometsinf kxu can,tschazwer h. nao a crd nhar collbge smuxentum?..ring in art-ip,s not wi e kqat was zhe ?est fieldstojmjkexx dxm. ait ofmvifference in poligicsw besicem, qost qxoamvrica eag satiqfiedwwieh the -urrent stmte of governlent, ,tmwan tue roung againmt t-ecold. gthe ygungee coodd was pbhorrrdeby,the obyious tramplinf of fregpom .aive the ?lder generayion yelt "afr amd securw againstltheeoutsi-i zonld oa eeil mu,lpbsb knd not juqt muslims anym"le-now hrndus, buddhists -n" gex?tw"ae starti?g ts sex pejs-cuyioc from patriotst carisoialiey wai the onlo?deligiow ,sn the us, toat jorned wioh patriotish, fo.ming a hybrgd of god any country, a frlipniltismavig.ychy o xa riog andymhoestian te,oyiegs where the pre"ixent rulws"and tne peopli are patmhed ovqr by a panviarnh icstve hevvent. xurprxsingly edbvgh, axr z"zuars c,mpound wf belzmvs boqded pretty wer". christiatn kept their eod abd qweir fpith, but alleahekj focus and attfqmio, wfnt ij p?trift,bm and thelrlco.ntrf,p cnd na.ionw w-ilefubdtr god became an aftervhaaght. classic iebigion was "eingzs errun bykth s new relirionv reljgi?n thatdcenfered tn?soghthit, yow could feef apd,toueh qsomathiag peo"lh woeli pkovect anu fmght -oadudail the deatr.c,who cogldtbaame thlm thsughs even?niwklaizscmetxmcsxbecame sedycnj ba the k-jrlv hf patriotgsm,slmesv?-gs ?nd thgrorerwhklming feeling offeride und -oupppthat?camk?llbnu with txe sougs of thb u?"tnd tatks, flirm td concueftx. otlfqsomeiire, though. . . n,,wkile thb pldea genrvotioy feltfsafbjbihind theiv tal s of tyrqnny zreated py mhssnhp patriot.amt,rth, kouvgzfolt the woth?rawal of rights, the ceducvipn oi?freeuojyf fremdy, of speecy wafceuhetkvnguoh thexpwnt. yos "okld ge, up in .rontboc a trodu a-d call jhwt ki.psvand muslims towel-heads, but if a pdtriot ij remey"eddto as s d?rt-fulken-or onedor the fohet many ep,thetszjpwated fogxeacriotsihevorlshe wouldlbe arreated. thk ?ctuon happened-tuchu.bre at colleg"z benausi tde largesujm,jority of people who dihn,tucxnscdln the"sen estpat?iots-or sust lidnrt give a ghit-wew wol,,gebstrdbntsz hthis jw zhercqteqoryvnakolai puaehims,lk urner,r,y jusn djdn,t lartj uhe masn,t raised "eiivious axg -e -duld tolbra,r -he c"lltge-m-ndated xabriotiymwsebvtces-wnce g weer andnbe conteat. noo wtllhthgugamn iill hzd uo bedin dhe mjdss .f it, tvying to caufe as m"ce"chaos as he cwuln manafeo glas hgp, nilolqi thsught.g i,mxvot going to get znvolveq. oj- wslkehzjo uiztoqt ,,, in rhe maochylbbuildinx. ye a ,,histury wawbome ofetuejolasj," he hated. il ?asn,t fg muchqthat ,eydidn,tafoke l?arnint afout nhe hiytoe- of thezbpzad or af his xoulwpyh bw wa? thehfagt that so much of it ?as bullxhpt. gistory books had reex a.l,butmrewyitr,n ic th?nlast dec de.t thi unitpa staues yhis, thi us that. wir gas enough ts doivr"nikolaidcrazy, e" ekiaswy omerican himtory. worl. hrstjry was blarableh?n his f eshmen ?ewr because it .nvolvpm othfr countfjes anl hghckuldzovurl okathe emgeloishgents a.oug the "nit"d stn-es easkyh enough. je-t in amer cbn hizhorrs he was so tired ofzif tdat-he just saarted tcningkit outhand nktcpabinb a bgtnof aetenkion, whi.h wouldfexplmantfhe ,, ont-is lazthtest. ,,luogi"y, it wa, somethwng je d?dn,t really njed to say ablzt of ajtentign to, his ma od waw or" ans.ar had aittlbgtu do .ithkweaqvdead pecplf jtd back wxen no ont cafed. so hent?xled fzi"nd, .x othed closses and then laid hhs head down wn bcllse- hi"b yes. niksevi hidn,t reapizt thqtgthe lack on o-eep from this morning,suearly awakenia.-hav lefwvham-so ti ea. ue mrifted inl" enconswiuucntsf"aegleingide..,tnik is vtonding in-yhe uxrd of his old huush inhshipcan.?"hvs dogvt jumpirg aruund arstee feet of qix z?ttlg brwqher, pnlw t-ngyear,-ol.pd vhe garjen esdbeau?iful, y?lies, tulip,t roeqsxjand munv orherwtrpes mf ril"flg.ers sbrojk qz,from phdngroond go oi-shthe skytrnnnl suniis b.igct, the trevb rust"e with a fajnt brsezh. vhe auh smells xq sprrnom,w,nwkolqi looksxbroun-, happd to be home? he chwcksqhi" tathr f"r tr" jine. ,, o,ylock.q he looks awaynst tne house ald sees the yraqk in tho iiding pmoe when hephau "anzgisq"ixe in.o it. he checlb ?he .ime again.c ,, o,clock. nikolai reaouzfp .hisccg k?bq,rigrt, itdmutt be a cro.m.,,he jumps ftvteen feet in ahe air "ith yaneuy -daenm of hjs ,nees and glidegx"nyo the roofdof the xouje. whe eoqkwyovtrfyh, horizon. hispeyes,cdx see for huu rgdt oj "wle.. he vooxs as fan as the collegep sering b?udenes walkcng back awyoyorvs. kq smiles and si,s dounot h" ceachzs a hand ou? to ohk rardr.c trfingato suamon qhe rlywery. hrs effortk a"e vruizless. ie clesesjhie qyno to xoncentrate. a thought oc.urned aiteria d that thzs was a ways a mistakz in t,e d eam worlv.l"fe fa?zs qn odd sensaki n, pswifihe wbxe travelinf, ,,he reopeno nhem to somxwjeylaelse, somewhere ua k.j he smerlm birn fmeat, ttytes it, bgeat-ek io. hv r?isds h,skhand in search of a xight. ce pttsthi, hqnd backmiown. en efncentrates, focuqes.c sljply, lhghrqdims the room. a?eje isqq blalk dmon ln pkant ?fjoim. whe door becjonf to jim, cal,inghhis na-e loudlyiinwhiswhepr. he walks lowayasqzt, the smell of burntgmeat becomel strongar. hectotche? ahe moobgnob and his hand becomes siiged. frl jerms bthaway svd looks "tmhqs blackened ealm. he lrrks dwae ind imagigeq qxs hlnd wholv and health-" whcn ue looks bakk vis hbnm ivnngrmaobjith nb signtof burningm?reseftw he lofksdon a h,ok neir the dhor. bthejy hs a gloqe hangnng .- it. qye,pu.s jbnon"and opens tg- doirubtdy glove catkhzs fireb,j,itside the romm -e seesza mankssaneinagover " wqod furjgc., cicrarms croised, staribg in.o thy firg contentlk. tne fhrnac- tf-ns iqa bric,t blue anj green flaoesa nikalgi steps closeg to the furnace, z,m manjig unatare ofwhis grxaence. th- hcat egpeldinp f,om the fcrkjbamhmk him wv warmth.nuhe zquin,s dis ey-s at the fire throuch tsw sjajl window s the furnaceq qa man screams lnd "ressms his face agaitbt thr gfasi flom iithin fhe ruqeace? hie "yesmkre jleedengipwofusely andjare"filled wifh hok?orn hqs cace ms te fbdmmqkdj zn gapes at nxpolai wit?jhhlf h?s mhuth opwn, thewh-,er.ralv is iuszd ogethar by melted klespg fnik hea"x aqvoiceb"nsi,eqhit?hkad. hel"wme, smys the ma,ia?ll petaa, nwkolai.sgbcterspfierhely rnn , kes " step back, s-tderingkwhatwkind o" hell hu hbd"codjured wikselddinro" bhr"mav ,tafdingtin ?ront "?dahe fxrnac, bectvou aware of hie aresencezand tu ns lurprised.u t.e man,s-rage-fillev fale suvcklh chanqes to ?hat of a "nrned dom?nb the manubjlogesythrqe temcs j"rmer, muscles bulge outn hi? eyes tu, a qur.y ellow.,,,"ehzcarepyout?" teg thing esllt.,,,ni,olaiiuan,t s?eak. i, inpcontrol, i,m in coatrol, juuq mokeqhzm qisapbeqr.d,,""ou arel,ot qh coytkol here boy, i am," the thing fvars. tijolai beoomeswcoverey in fhamms. he feelsgtis skin pyelinz fromwhisqfake, he zmell. his o-nbkuvnu flesh. nik cgecs painplzke none he,n,eveg -xpxrgencedm be ucrwamh,out ani cleaes hksaeoex. get out-ofmhe,e, hedyells no himkelo. dhe reopenqotix-e.es po thekmanzdnmocila gqitd. ,,"" ondtrlecae yet, you jmst-got?here." the mfn lifas hij hanb ana b"inls themadown ikiaisolid,motion. nikoday lookv upitn seenanotmer furnace wahl a,d ejcapsulatz g?m inside. heds-ams downbfnlhis bxba cnto a bkd fdhos cbahq. hehmquirmsyover wudwcrjw"s to tkf doorf theavoalsdbwroee lit, th- .dme ragewqwithsn,.ienitihg lvm agqinh nikzlooks but ,he windpw only mobs-ehthe otfer mak,s furnice"fachng him. bthe kan is tfarinoshis owf flesh xnky in bkon.. niqolai lnoks mway jn disgust awd watw es his ownoflamew tfrn from blue to green tn wmite jnf feelsrthi excruciatingppainspsdiz iots hotuae azx sottlr.k hemscilams and s,re-mw, su chfkespo, hiy,.whpmeltink?skx- wr ppint awta hbs ope mouxof khnd he gtkes u.c,,oufsidv. bwith sreep paialznis orer wikolai suddeney yelled nd fell back in uis -esklxknocqinusio over and aimce.fci the,procdss. avfpem,? loud clang and clunkghe,s,lefa lyingjzn thebfloor bedtizgvouqwikagina y fl"moo wh le the?whoie class dlayedcat hid.,,."mbx keorov, are you quitejdnned. askmd arofessor dilnir.,,,nikolai shookqhiz habdyandorxa-ized ,s pasn,t dreem"ng abymjrt. he ootzup, sleghtiy fmbarrassed, and pscsed khe desk bickaup. whesrte r.membwred txevkon, t"e demon. whe grabrkp his hackp-cksand aas yrt tke drvr itnout saying jgything -ud tarlquucklz .o see she reac,ea gcowlinzbat rim. ,,,ni- walked atna biisi pace dowg ?he flighl of sfairs anxooftsidz ipt? hs rfesh?air. he sjt down onmunevof thh..tewl outsidt khj d .r andpviped sweat -rof ,isqfhcdc whtt thl hazl was that? lhe thought. rnere" had sl beunxon g dream thatkwas so vibid,?"r hainful. h- hadffelt.?iscocfor,btn dretms before, pved ween shot, but jjg pyin wus artifkviql, iz.ignificdst. "jq has.julx eaough to kplw thxa ee haoibeen ehotw but n t enougs ro weallyy"urt.j lur tqfs drezm.h.e. he acutteredyr jusr ."mepbjring the hext brku h- rortybeam, df,swe?t doonqcis xace and onto kis leps, iniqhich ue ?lmo"t gag.ec, remsmb,ring the taske of his own burnm flesh oezing into hif screamiyg mout . bve- powzxe wrs somtuhtttuppreh?nsivf abxxtxlooking atdhrs arms anbhtorso,,afrahd ehat he,dabe cyarrdd and bla.kenjx.kahe shozk hiswhead.kbit xasn,tqaeaa. nit"wjs a dre,ma ?gzrea xoldktfrynur"elfv ,,npicolacyg"tvupvfzom ihm stibrs ard whlwem back to cis xormp",
|
|
Bookmarks