Montauk

In simple terms the architectural history is inaccurate, in fact. No proposal what I may be doing in Rome; i'm simply there for a short while— GOETHE H O U SE: A profitable guy can seem like a walrus and ladies won't basically flock to him yet even flaunt their charms unbidden, nearly with­ out reserve. in simple terms out in the street, nameless within the crowd, do i think totally like a walrus back. E IG H T H STR E ET B O O okay S H O P : for you to stand in a bookshop at the hours of darkness . . . i purchased the little yellow Langenscheidt: basically to work out, while having a look issues up, how my reminiscence shall we me down, in virtually each case. finally, one did as soon as comprehend: S E N S IB L E / SE N S IT IV E / S E N S U A L I learn within the elevator that Konrad Farner has died in Zurich. i don't pass over my flooring on that account. Konrad Farner has been spared a lot. however the circle of useless acquaintances is widening. O L IV E T T I L E T T E R A i can't support it, i've got got a small typewriter, even though with out literary intentions. (A tale set in Ticino has long gone fallacious for the 12 fourth time; the function of the narrator isn't really but transparent. ) This obses­ sion with typing sentences— professional M E M O R IA A French nobleman so one can the guillotine as soon as requested for pen and paper to put in writing whatever down. His request used to be granted: you will continually smash what he had written if it have been addressed to anyone. however it was once no longer. It was once a observe totally for himself: professional memoria. What i need to do in ny may nonetheless must be performed even in Zurich or Berlin. In Berzona (Ticino) it has already been performed, i feel. In Rome? in spite of this i don't rather comprehend what should be performed; toxins of the environment via emotions not healthy to be used, long past rotten simply because i haven't expressed them, or no longer truthfully sufficient, haven't consciously placed them at the back of me. it truly is excessive time I did. I dreamed the evening sooner than final that i used to be to be achieved on Wednesday, and that i couldn't comprehend why it may be subsequent Wednesday: i'm in strong overall healthiness. This arbitrary determination via an expert that doesn't understand what it truly is approximately— an expert, by the way, with no an handle; there's no likelihood of an allure. one other dream: individuals are whispering. Who? My father’s coffin has burst open, they are saying. i didn't be aware of that, yet I comprehend. Confinement can force one insane. they offer me anything candy to consume, as one does to convenience a baby. Passers-by. I all of sudden can't see why I may still lie down within the coffin. they've got already acquired right into a type of barge, them all wearing black, and there they stand now during this barge with lengthy oars. Lake Zurich. no one attempts to prevent me as I *3 run away, locate at the jetty a protracted rescue pole that are utilized in a pinch as an oar; merely it's exhausting, for the pole has no blade. nonetheless, i'm going to convey them. i will not take into accout what i used to be status on; a type of raft, a board? I stand on it and row alongside after them. a person has instructed me the place they're going. whilst I ultimately meet up with them, row alongside beside them, they don't communicate to me. i will be able to pay attention what they say. You don’t have to whisper!