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ОглавлениеContentsBefore We BeginPART ONEThe SphereA tale of innocenceA FarewellFather’s dream of AfricaThe Bird of Paradise DressHow a young former officer became our family’s familiarMy Sister Becomes a BeastShoving a fiancé off to AmericaHammer or AnvilA saffron dress, a marital blessingPART TWOThe Letter-WriterThey never doubted my clevernessBlack and WhiteBeauty causes a car accidentCoffeehouse CultureThere I saw him for the first timeThe VillaWe became creatures of the demimondeThe RaftThe infallible omnipotent finger into the futureLoveA sandstorm of grandiose wordsThe MotherThey were accomplicesProper LiesLove is a powerful, moody godThe Song of IrresponsibilityThe listener falls for the storytellerChaos Takes Over OrderRobust reality holds the thread of happinessElixir of Personal FreedomThe ampule in the desk drawerBobProbably even the sofa is pregnantSympathy for the Object of ContemptA kind of Machiavellian footnoteSmoky Language of the WindShe carries a knife of obsidian at her breastPART THREEThe JourneyMankind must sacrifice its treasures to the godsCiudad de MéxicoSelf-dramatization as an art formYo creo que es élShe called him Ixtla OctliThe Black BullGod of seduction, pain, and pleasureThe CastilloOur wedding of Eros and DespairWhat I Still Wanted to SayA Thank-You Note