Monday, May 3, 2010 - We may need a ladder,
though
Wireman raised his... |
| We may need a ladder,
though
Wireman raised his eyebrows but didn't ask; he
only said, "If there is one, it's probably in the
barnWhich seems to have stood up to Father Time
pretty well, actually
"What about the doll?" Jack asked"Noveen?"
"Put her back in Elizabeth's heart-box and bring
her along," I said"She deserves a place at El
Palacio, with the rest of Elizabeth's things
"What's our next stop, Edgar?" Wireman asked
"I'll show you, but one thing first I pointed to
the gun in his belt"That thing's still loaded,
right?"
"Absolutely
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"If the heron comes back, I still want you omega replica to
shoot it
"Why?"
"Because it's her," I said"Perse's been using it
to watch us
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We left the ruin the way we'd entered it and found
a Florida early evening full of clear lightThe
sky above was cloudlessThe sun cast a brilliant
silver sheen across the GulfIn another hour or
so that track would begin to tarnish and turn to
gold, but not yet
We trudged along the remains of Drunkard's
Boulevard, Jack carrying the picnic basket,
Wireman the bag containing the food and the
Artisan padsSea oats
whispered at our pants legsOur shadows trailed
long behind us toward the wreck of the mansion
Far ahead, a white ceramic chanel watch pelican saw a fish, folded its wings,
and dropped like a dive-bomberWe did not see the
heron, nor were we visited by Charley the Lawn
JockeyBut when we reached the crest of the ridge,
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where the path had once sloped down along dunes
that were now eroded and steep, we saw something
else
She lay at anchor three hundred yards outHer
spotless sails were furledShe rolled from side
to side on the swell, ticking like a clockFrom
here we could read the entire name painted on her
starboard side: PersephoneShe appeared deserted,
and I was sure she was - in the daytime, the dead
stayed deadBut Perse chanel jewelry wasn't dead
"My God, it could have sailed right out of your
paintings," Jack breathedThere was a stone bench
to the right of the path, barely visible for the
bushes growing around it and the vines snaking
over its flat seatHe dropped onto it, gaping out
at the boatYou're seeing
the mask it wears in the daytime
Wireman stood beside Jack, shading his eyes
against the sun"Do they
see it over on Don Pedro? They don't, do they?"
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"Maybe some do," I said"The terminally ill, the
schizos currently ditching their medicine That
made me think of Tom"But it's here for us, not
themWe're meant to leave gucci men wallet Duma Key on it tonight
The road will be closed to us once the sun goes
downThe living dead may all be out there on
Persephone, but there are things in the jungle
Some - like the lawn jockey - are things that
Elizabeth created as a little girlThere are
others that have come since Perse woke up againI didn't like to say the rest, but I did"I imagine I'm responsible for some of
thoseEvery man has his nightmares
I thought of the skeleton arms reaching up in the
moonlight
"So," Wireman said harshly"The plan is for us to
leave by boat, is it?"
"Yes
"Press gang? Like in jolly old England?"
"Pretty daytona rolex muc |
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