heyeneredheairseemedhoandsomehowbreahlesswihhescenofambergrisandsandalwoodonhedomedceilingofhehall，hecolourorganhadmomenarilypainedaropicalsunsehesixeensexophonisswerepyinganoldfavourie：“hereain’noboleinallheworldlikehadearlileboleofmine”fourhundredcoupleswerefiveseppingroundhepolishedfloorleninaandhenryweresoonhefourhundredandfirshesaxophoneswailedlikemelodiouscasunderhemoon，moanedinhealoandenorregisersashoughheliledeahwereuponhemrichwihawealhofharmonics，heirremulouschorusmounedowardsaclimax，louderandeverlouder–unilas，wihawaveofhishand，heconducorleloosehefinalshaeringnoeofehermusicandblewhesixeenmerelyhumanblowerscleanouofexisencehunderinafmajorandhen，inallbusilence，inallbudarkness，herefollowedagradualdeurgescence，adiminuendoslidinggradually，hroughquarerones，down，downoafainlywhispereddominanchordhalingeredon（whilehefivefourrhyhmssillpulsedbelow）charginghedarkenedsecondswihaninenseexpecancyandasexpecancywasfulfilledherewasasuddenexplosivesunrise，andsimulaneously，hesixeenbursinosong：

“boleofmine，i’syoui’vealwayswaned！

boleofmine，whywasieverdecaned？

skiesareblueinsideofyou，

heweaher’salwaysfine；forhereain’noboleinallheworldlikehadearlileboleofmine”

fiveseppingwihheoherfourhundredroundandroundwesminserabbey，leninaandhenrywereyedancinginanoherworld–hewarm，herichlycoloured，heinfinielyfriendlyworldofsomaholidayhowkind，howgoodlooking，howdelighfullyamusingeveryonewas！“boleofmine，i’syoui’vealwayswaned…”buleninaandhenryhadwhaheywaned…heywereinside，hereandnowsafelyinsidewihhefineweaher，hepere

iallyblueskyandwhen，exhaused，hesixeenhadidbyheirsaxophonesandhesynheicmusicapparauswasproducingheveryesinslowmalhusianblues，heymighhavebeenwinembryosgenlyrockingogeheronhewavesofaboledoceanofbloodsurrogae

“goodnigh，dearfriendsgoodnigh，dearfriends”heloudspeakersveiledheircommandsinagenialandmusicalpolieness“goodnigh，dearfriends…”

obedienly，wihallheohers，leninaandhenrylefhebuildinghedepressingsarshadravelledquiesomewayacrossheheavensbuhoughheseparaingscreenofheskysignshadnowoagreaexendissolved，hewoyoungpeoplesillreainedheirhappyignoranceofhenigh

swallowinghalfanhourbeforeclosingime，haseconddoseofsomahadraisedaquieimperablewallbeweenheacualuniverseandheirmindsboled，heycrossedhesree；boled，heyookhelifupohenry’sroomonhewenyeighhfloorandye，boledasshewas，andinspieofhasecondgrammeofsoma，leninadidnoforgeoakeallheconracepiveprecauionsprescribedbyhereguionsyearsofinensivehypnop？diaand，fromwelveoseveneen，malhusiandrillhreeimesaweekhadmadeheakingofheseprecauionsalmosasauomaicandineviableasblinking

“oh，andharemindsme，”shesaid，asshecamebackfromhebahroom，“fa

ycrownewansoknowwhereyoufoundhalovelygreenmoroccosurrogaecarridgebelyougaveme”

alernaehursdayswerebernard’ssolidariyservicedaysaferanearlydi

eraheaphrodizeum（owhichhelrnholzhadrecenlybeenelecedunderrulewo）heookleaveofhisfriendand，hailingaaxionheroofoldhemanoflyohefordsoncommuniysingeryhemachineroseacoupleofhundredmeres，henheadedeaswards，andasiurned，herebeforebernard’seyes，giganicallybeauiful，washesingeryfloodlighed，ishreehundredandwenymeresofwhiecarrarasurrogaegleamedwihasnowyincandescenceoverludgaehill；aeachofhefourcornersofishelicoperpformanimmenseshonecrimsonagainshenigh，andfromhemouhsofwenyfourvasgoldenrumpesrumbledasolemnsynheicmusic

“damn，i’me，”bernardsaidohimselfashefirscaughsighofbighenry，hesingeryclockandsureenough，ashewaspayingoffhiscab，bighenrysoundedhehour“ford，”sangouanimmensebassvoicefromallhegoldenrumpes“ford，ford，ford…”niimesbernardranforhelif

hegreaaudioriumforford’sdaycelebraionsandohermassedcommuniysingswasaheboomofhebuildingabovei，ahundredoeachfloor，werehesevenhousandroomsusedbysolidariygroupsforheirfornighservicesbernarddroppeddownofloorhiryhree，hurriedalonghecorridor，soodhesiaingforamomenousideroom3210，hen，havingwoundhimselfup，openedhedoorandwalkedin

hankford！hewasnoheshreechairsofhewelvearrangedroundhecircurableweresillunoccupiedheslippedinohenearesofhemasinconspicuouslyashecouldandpreparedofrownaheyeercomerswheneverheyshouldarrive

urningowardshim，“whawereyoupyinghisafernoon？”hegirlonhislefenquired“obsacle，orelecromagic？”

bernardlookedaher（ford！iwasmorganarohschild）andblushinglyhadoadmihahehadbeenpyingneihermorganasaredahimwihasonishmenherewasanawkwardsilence

henpoinedlysheurnedawayandaddressedherselfohemoresporingmanonherlef