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No I've never understood simple man. woman meant children... raise them... patience... self-sacrifice. she's for? know. You've been great help. asked what thought. know... be happy. There important Wait. Mother mothers knows pain being mother. joy children having child. not understands all help daughter become understand on about Madonna Childbirth. We drove halfway across Italy fog. And didn't even her. reading? Arseny Tarkovsky's poems. In Russian? translation. Quite good one. Throw away. Why? The translator's Very poet. Poetry untranslatable like whole art. may right that poetry untranslatable. music? Music example... it? mean? Russian song. right but how got Tolstoy Pushkin... Russia? anything Russia. Nor then. If Dante Petrarch Machiavelli useless. Sure. impossible us poor devils. How can get each other? By abolishing frontiers. Which? Between states. Good morning. maid Milan set fire house? Which Her employers' house. She was homesick. missed her home family down South. So she burned thing going back. did musician Sosnovsky back Russia he knew he'd slave again? won't confide understand. Read this. You'll letter from Bologna Conservatory? wanted you Sosnovsky successful when returned Was happy? He started drinking then... committed suicide? Exactly. Here am! sorry l asleep. identification? Yes. is. keys. Those other hotel keys hope? they're my Here's key. way. Please. our best room. night Andrei. me. Your room upstairs. nice still countryside's pretty too. There's river mushrooms. People keep coming back they often fall love boyfriend will He's boyfriend. Go on he's sad because love. think his mind's THE HOLY BIBLE Did knock? hadn't yet. Shall call Moscow? haven't talked wife two days. thanks. One two three. Go! Andrei up! We'll eating half an hour. downstairs. lovely St. Catherine come coming. Excuse me Miss. does do? Is writing Italy? biography musician. Zoe! here? musician studied came baths. When? At end 1700s. Tchaikovsky? name Sosnovsky. Didn't marry local died What's hurry? Does poet Too much so. But... General what's strange music hearing day out? Wonderful music. Beats Verdi anytime. Hands off Verdi. Chinese stuff. A different civilization no sentimental wails. Voice nature. Pretend there. Just gotten into mouth. Move slowly. taste like? liquid sulfur. skin. Disgusting! fine. falling '60s drowned body found Don't talk it otherwise scared. war seen thousands dead soldiers. Now listen too late learn happens interfere. Have heard their talk interested in? different. water? live forever. who's here! them! My cigar's gone out. Hand lighter please? General! make fun him? few years ago shut himself house world. stayed seven years. religious fit say. Nonsense. It jealousy. always jealous wife. Later ran children Genoa. Jealous foot nuts. obvious. Scared what? Everything. wrong man how kept locked broke door. His kid shot out rat chased after him. thought kill faith! Miss smoke cigarette? Of course as smoke. has. Never forget said who? her? Saint Catherine! say Catherine? "You not is." hear that? Bravo Domenico! speak himself? Be careful. stupid. course not. Domenico has degree. Italian isn't good uh? came. mad? mad. lots lunatics large Italy. Asylums closed families withdraw others. madness troublesome inconvenient refuse alone. certainly closer truth. another fixation now. What? gets pool lighted candle. Nobody why. Everyone's afraid wants drown throw him save believe Ask lunch us? Now. Now 7:00 morning? wet shoes often? Who? Domenico? about. depends. Sometimes does sometimes doesn't. Where live? Up above Bagno Vignoni. square near church. funny? Andrei! Stop. prettier... light. Redhead redhead. so? beginning years? know? Good-bye. brought famous writer. life normal there's interesting true had experience. read too papers. Tell worth Maybe gentleman Moscow. For long say? doesn't feel talking. Let's go. Try again very important. Stop minute. that! going? wrong? offended me! crazy. whether talks or going. care much try. bit way work translator improve original. Rome. Our trip's over. right. that. bicycle? Before family. tired. in! Beethoven. One drop plus one makes bigger drop two. May I? Smoke. When cigarette learned hard. Such as? Some wine? ideas. selfish before. Everyone saved How? simple. candle? ? Wait... confusing cross water hot water. Catherine's pool by hotel steaming when? Now... want... candle water pull kick shout Get right? wrong! Help but... course. Where's Vignoni? taxi's late. people? children? Two girl boy. wife? pretty? Childbirth? Piero della Francesca. She's black. We're planning something big Zoe answer scared you're thinking that's enough wrong thinking same thing. want? Dad. world? Are Stand back! letting them out! were listen secret. run bathroom. hope you'd left. Good. look pleased. Look. gave everything? Full complexes. free. seem freedom freedom... it... enough enough. know! country air breathes met some wonderful after? These? Here! kind saint. Madonnas. No! tried up. Can't ever meet man? mean worst. swear find have waiting dress badly boring. boring is? tell I'd sleep rather explain saying Eugenia? see? myself most embarrassing position. enough! more! 10 days wipe exist. problem. idiots. mean... Men charm because... might young charm. Go go please. night... dreamt soft worm legs... fell head. stung poisonous. shaking head until off. squash before reached wardrobe missing couldn't... Since touching hair. between us! sick! insane. Run wife! Though nearly betrayed her! pig everyone else. Even worse... Anything else? Hypocrite! on? Nothing nothing. Oh God! General music! drive away! Dear Pyotr Nikolayevich 2 years ones both profession everyday life. Last night bad dream stage opera theater Lord Count. act park full statues naked men painted white forced stand motionless. statue would harshly punished moved lord master watching us. cold rising marble pedestal... leaves settled upraised arm. Yet stood still. when exhausted sensed resist longer awoke. afraid. reality. try return Russia kills die again homeland... birches childhood... An affectionate greeting abandoned friend Pavel Maria. As child ill hunger fear. tear shreds skin lips. memory lick traces salt freshness. sit doorstep looking warmth. stagger deliriously piper's tune. hot opened collar lay trumpets sounded. pierced eyelids. High pavement mother flies beckons hand... flies beneath apple trees dream white hospital. ill. jacket wardrobe. three wear anywhere anyone. doing shoot know shoots shoes. Dreadful! buys These old. stories classics. No kissing. Nothing all. pure. Hence great. Feelings unspoken unforgettable. well. story. saves sinking slimy pond... thereby risking own lying edge pond breath exhausted. rescued says "Idiot. there!" took offense. name? Angela. Angela girl. About life yes. Sight grows dim strength occult adamantine darts. Hearing weavers father's distant thunder. tissues hard muscles weaken hoary oxen plow longer falls wings gleam behind During party wasted Gather dawn melted wax whom mourn proud of. How donating last portion lightly shelter makeshift roof posthumously word. this? worries. family flesh blood. Years without seeing sun fearing day. tragedy? Lord asking? Say happen voice? Let Him presence. do aware bring car around minutes. Mr. Gorchakov phone Please lobby. Hello? Eugenia. Fine. Guess called? no... here lunatic Sorry Rome demonstration. weird making speeches Like Fidel Castro. good-bye leaving. Immediately. keeps you've done do. away news. glad good-bye. leaving Vittorio. decided yet we'll probably India. Vittorio's man spiritual issues. distinguished Orvieto. Good Eugenia wish best. Same hello How's health? heart? limit. bored. home. Good-bye buy cigarettes. change ticket. days' time. happened? Nothing. Yes advise — Right. wait feeling wouldn't leave today. ancestor speaks simultaneously body. person. capable infinite number things masters real evil heart's path covered shadow. voices brains sewage pipes school wall tarmac welfare papers buzzing insects enter. fill eyes ears dream. Someone shout build pyramids. matter don't. fuel wish... stretch corners soul endless sheet. world forward... hold hands... mix so-called healthy sick. ones! health mankind pit which plunging. Freedom useless courage eye eat drink verge ruin. Man listen! ashes. WE'RE NOT CRAZY SERIOUS bones Wait car. Hello. reality imagination? new pact world: sunny snowy August. Great end small endure. Society united instead disjointed. nature you'll where were point turn. main foundations life... dirtying this madman tells you... ashamed yourselves! Music! forgot mother! thing... moves becomes clearer laugh. work! TOMORROW IS END OF WORLD To