“He chose this spot thinking it would be quiet and now he’s seen himself overtaken by reality. There have always been crazy people who throw themselves in the sea in unbelievable rafts; The unbelievable thing now is that it happens in broad daylight. He asks himself if he’s been too immersed in his own thoughts to the point of not seeing what’s happening around him, or if things are happening too quickly and he, wrapped up in his metaphysical crap, is unable to keep a grasp on events. It’s as if... his memory has also been subordinated to the great scratched record that governs life: Selective memory, rabbit-like memory, clear memory, correct and filtered of impurities. He heads back home. He enters the apartment, takes off his shirt (he puts on a Mussorgsky cassette), and calls the office, inventing an excuse. The manager reassures him. “It’s all right, son, but make sure you go to the doctor”—he’s never missed work (even though he hates it) so his absence is a cause for concern: “Are you sure you aren’t sick?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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