Blind (2003)
““I know that smell,” she said.
Ed peeked at her over the top of a tall, narrow menu. “Tomato sauce and pepperoni?” He drew in a deep breath and closed his eyes. “That is the official smell of my dreams.”
The answer made Tatiana smile, but she shook her head. “Not that smell. The other smell.” She searched her mind for the word. Her vocabulary was growing quickly, but this wasn’t a term she had ever used in English before. “It’s a black rock. You can burn it.”
“You mean coal?” asked Ed.
“Yes, th...at’s right. Coal.” Tatiana took another breath and nodded. “They didn’t use it around Moscow, not for heat, anyway, but in the summers my mother and I took several trips to the seashore. To the Black Sea, yes? In all the small towns we passed through, they still used coal for heating the houses.” She tapped the side of her nose. “It smells the same in here as it did in those little towns.”
“I don’t think they heat this place with coal,” said Ed, “but they do cook pizza with it.MoreLess
Ed peeked at her over the top of a tall, narrow menu. “Tomato sauce and pepperoni?” He drew in a deep breath and closed his eyes. “That is the official smell of my dreams.”
The answer made Tatiana smile, but she shook her head. “Not that smell. The other smell.” She searched her mind for the word. Her vocabulary was growing quickly, but this wasn’t a term she had ever used in English before. “It’s a black rock. You can burn it.”
“You mean coal?” asked Ed.
“Yes, th...at’s right. Coal.” Tatiana took another breath and nodded. “They didn’t use it around Moscow, not for heat, anyway, but in the summers my mother and I took several trips to the seashore. To the Black Sea, yes? In all the small towns we passed through, they still used coal for heating the houses.” She tapped the side of her nose. “It smells the same in here as it did in those little towns.”
“I don’t think they heat this place with coal,” said Ed, “but they do cook pizza with it.MoreLess
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