Trafika Europe 3 - Latvian Sojourn

his pouch, throws kisses through the air to Jacob’s little machines. The machines laugh and call: “Utabanga! You – you!” Sunset, as always, despondent. In its portmanteau are many powerful medicines, the leather smells of chemicals, and it pulls in the little kitten Brenci, who follows it sniffing. Desert goes last and begins to pull the kitten by the tail. Brenci doesn’t like this, and the minx takes a strike at desert, so that the room is full of scattered sand. Jacob takes the beloved mirror, on its backside some Orthodox church. The mirror shows confident seekers. The personages found places within the working parts and, accompanied by car horn blasts, strode as celebratory as an orchestra of soldiers. Young men hung from the windows, who called: “Bring oysters from the sea, complete with their shells, and we’ll invite you to the Rondo café for a gambling party!” But blondes and brunettes threw flowers, because it seemed everyone was in love with Mephistopheles, who had money and power. But Mephistopheles loved only talents, worthy and challenged in bloom. Jacob’s mirror didn’t lie, but suddenly the bell at the door rang and guests with gifts and glittering eyes came into the apartment.

“Jacob! Jacob! Guests, guests. Juris, Daigava, Ievina and Aigars!” called mama.

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