.
He thought it was a spring.... a fountain in a Roman pond
..........an origin of water.... a king's source of advice—
but it was an old dark house in Oregon...................
…Pahn is cruising
the roughening road
followed
.............by men from work
........on a treasure hunt
to a high basin
............of mixed geology
...........................................................................Losing them
Pahn waits
Hendrik arrives
........................and Pahn shows him
.......................................the direction to travel
Pahn waits
Returning .........Hendrik carries
.........................................a sheaf
................................................................................of lemongrass
Pahn is unsure ....thinking
.................................................................Hendrik may have taken
..............................................................the wrong item
Pahn goes in the direction
to travel for verification
He stops outside a house and
.............................................................holds out the lemongrass
and someone
suggests
........................................that he ask Egairia
..............................................................................(who is inside)
..........................................................................if it is the true and correct treasure
Pahn is surprised
and shy
but enters the house ........................................................................
to find her .....standing with
a young boy
.........................of Aiks’ family
....................................................sharing her looks
Pahn holds Egairia
She doesn’t raise
.......................her arms ....but leans in to
.......................................him who doubts her love
....................................................but holds to his affection
She leads him
....................................................to her car
As they drive.........................................................
through the high northern town
wondering
..................................................about the source of its prosperity
Pahn is thinking
of Eendekoi
..................................that he might be living
...............................................in the house they have just left
Egairia drives fast facing......................................
backward .........weaving...
................................into oncoming traffic and she asks
Pahn
..............................to be her eyes
He cannot tell........................................................
if she is sick
..............or tired
...........or sad
as he runs
through the possible explanations for her behavior
..........................................................cancer
................................................................overwork
.................................................................loneliness
........................................................................temperament
...............................................................insomnia
...........................................................................a wasting illness
.................................................................pregnancy
Reaching her house.................
Pahn finds
......................................an older man working in the driveway
Pahn thinks
.......................................it must be her father
....................................but it is not
A young man...........................
walks out of the house
Pahn thinks
........................................it is her husband
.......................................but it is not
An older woman is inside
.....................................She is not her mother
Pahn imagines
.......................................they are all her friends helping
.........................with the house
Inside..........................................
he sits at the dining table
old
............and square in the faded
.........................rust-colored room
............................................................... with blackout curtains
Pahn gets up again and parts ..................................
the shades.........................................
...................to see if there is a view.......and finds
...............................................................................that the sun
...................is in the wrong place
...............for the direction he thought he was looking
He makes a sign of..........................
perplexity.........
................................and when they ask
..............................what’s wrong
he says
“I am disoriented”
The older woman remarks
“That’s how it is when
you are married”
Laughter
he wonders
...........if they are
..................................still married living
......................................................................................so far
............................................................................away
from each
....................................................other
..........an origin of water.... a king's source of advice—
but it was an old dark house in Oregon...................
…Pahn is cruising
the roughening road
followed
.............by men from work
........on a treasure hunt
to a high basin
............of mixed geology
...........................................................................Losing them
Pahn waits
Hendrik arrives
........................and Pahn shows him
.......................................the direction to travel
Pahn waits
Returning .........Hendrik carries
.........................................a sheaf
................................................................................of lemongrass
Pahn is unsure ....thinking
.................................................................Hendrik may have taken
..............................................................the wrong item
Pahn goes in the direction
to travel for verification
He stops outside a house and
.............................................................holds out the lemongrass
and someone
suggests
........................................that he ask Egairia
..............................................................................(who is inside)
..........................................................................if it is the true and correct treasure
Pahn is surprised
and shy
but enters the house ........................................................................
to find her .....standing with
a young boy
.........................of Aiks’ family
....................................................sharing her looks
Pahn holds Egairia
She doesn’t raise
.......................her arms ....but leans in to
.......................................him who doubts her love
....................................................but holds to his affection
She leads him
....................................................to her car
As they drive.........................................................
through the high northern town
wondering
..................................................about the source of its prosperity
Pahn is thinking
of Eendekoi
..................................that he might be living
...............................................in the house they have just left
Egairia drives fast facing......................................
backward .........weaving...
................................into oncoming traffic and she asks
Pahn
..............................to be her eyes
He cannot tell........................................................
if she is sick
..............or tired
...........or sad
as he runs
through the possible explanations for her behavior
..........................................................cancer
................................................................overwork
.................................................................loneliness
........................................................................temperament
...............................................................insomnia
...........................................................................a wasting illness
.................................................................pregnancy
Reaching her house.................
Pahn finds
......................................an older man working in the driveway
Pahn thinks
.......................................it must be her father
....................................but it is not
A young man...........................
walks out of the house
Pahn thinks
........................................it is her husband
.......................................but it is not
An older woman is inside
.....................................She is not her mother
Pahn imagines
.......................................they are all her friends helping
.........................with the house
Inside..........................................
he sits at the dining table
old
............and square in the faded
.........................rust-colored room
............................................................... with blackout curtains
Pahn gets up again and parts ..................................
the shades.........................................
...................to see if there is a view.......and finds
...............................................................................that the sun
...................is in the wrong place
...............for the direction he thought he was looking
He makes a sign of..........................
perplexity.........
................................and when they ask
..............................what’s wrong
he says
“I am disoriented”
The older woman remarks
“That’s how it is when
you are married”
Laughter
he wonders
...........if they are
..................................still married living
......................................................................................so far
............................................................................away
from each
....................................................other
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