Trafika Europe 6 - Arabesque

the physics of sorrow

mine. “We’ve got some more serious plans as well. The Doctor will arrive shortly, I’ve given him the Yellow House, we’ve f ixed it up. He’ll be doing experiments there. Regression therapy . . . regenerat ion of cel l memory ...a sanatorium for the past, gentle electroshock stimulation ...He’ll explain it to you better himself. But we urgently need fabricators of the past.” For a moment it crosses my mind that some Anti- Gaustine has implanted himself in Baby Cakes. And my every thought occurs to him sinisterly turned upside- down. For the first time, I want to stop, to give up, to jump ahead in time. Turning back is not always innocent. The past can be a dangerous place.

“Quite dangerous,” Anti - Gaus t ine’s voi ce adds . “Incidentally, the Yellow House is not far from here at all and if we open the window, we’ll hear a very familiar...” I didn’t hear whether he said “voice” or “howl,” because I got up and hurled myself through the window headfirst. That always helps with nightmares.

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