fig.02.210) harmless baffle There have always been things in front of that window; once Milton cut out paper leaves and he hung them there with fat pink string. The high sun cascades in and there's shadows playing across the floor like a brittle plastic film. Her nose is just visible. The mask she's wearing seems to be well gnawed, some purpose having interrupted the hungry vole of reason responsible, the barn now forgets it's stopping. Why is she wearing this at all. Maybe she's disappointed in the choices she's made? Brushing the hair away from her eye's hotly. She exhales meanly and stands up quickly. Emke turns to leave the kitchen. This is how the world ends. The End. Chapter: The Next, To Begin! I adore the smell of quick perfume and whatever you have in your pockets. Back when kids roamed Paris and their pistols were loaded up and as bright as new teeth, this one had just invented rope and it was holding their pants like magic. A taut length of hemp that...