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ELIJAH TRAVELS IN AND OUT OF SLEEP, LIKE THE AIRPLANE TRAVELLING in and out of clouds. Moments of fleeting wakefulness, dreamlike. The rituals of airline travel, meant to guard against your fears. Words of conversation. The echo of the in-flight movie from too-loud headphones many rows behind. The wheels of the beverage cart and the crisp opening of a soda can. The pad of feet in the aisle. A child’s questions. The flipping of a magazine page. Penelope’s breathing. The sound of speeding air. The realisation that clouds sound no different than air.

He dreams of Cal’s Camaro and of driving to Italy.

Then he wakes up, and he is there.