TE15 Lithuanian Honey Cake

Sjón

her last words bring THE LANDLADY and THE MAID out of their compliancy with THE STONE COLLECTOR.

THE LANDLADY but, madame, remember, we have it right here ...

THE LANDLADY motions to THE MAID to fetch back the tray with the beige, fist sized, nondescript, stone under the glass dome. THE MAID places the tray on the table and again the lights go down so the stone is illuminated by a ray of light coming from above.

THE LANDLADY goes and drags THE STONE COLLECTOR against his will to the table with the illuminated stone

THE STONE COLLECTOR oh, no, there was never this last one, this last, this last, this very last one ...

THE STONE COLLECTOR throws the the glass dome off the tray. he plunges forward to take the stone but THE STONE COLLECTOR’S WIFE is quicker and snatches

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