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ThechurchbellstookDimitri’sthoughtstoheaven.Helookedattheskiesandthought."Dotheresidentsofheavehesamewayaswedo?Dotheygotowork?Dotheirchildrengotoschool?Dotheyhavetraffis?Dotheirchildrenpyintheparkafterschool?Whatareyoudoing,Amalia,mysweetmother?Arethereanychurchesinheaven?Doyougotochurchthere?Theysaylifeinheavenistheultimatebliss,wherenooneworksackfornothing.Everyonehasfood,hesandliveleisurely.Liveleisurely?Whygotoheavenforthat?Iliveleisurelyenoughhereoh!Iwoheyvoteinheaven,whothechiefexecutiveisandoliticalsystemtheyhave.Dotheyhaveintricatewslikewedo?Dotheyhavewars?Iftheydon’t,whatdotheydo?Justloafaround?OrisheavenlikeahugemonasterywhereeveryonelivestheaustereandSpartanlifeofmonks?Nooneeverdiesthereandeveryooliveooeternity.Isn’tthatablife?OrperhapsheavenislikealuxuriespadmysweetmotherAmaliaislivingtherelikeaqueen,wearingexquisitesilkdressesembroideredwithgoldenthreads,surroundedbyherdies-in-waiting.Musicwouldbepyedbyroyalmusiswhilefragranceofrareinsestedhersurroundings.Intoxicatedbythemusic,shewouldinvoluntarilyrisetodance,herbeautifundvoluptuousfiguregracefusthewillowswayinginthebreeze.Butno,thatmaynotbepossible.Sheleftthisworldiricchair.Wouldshebeabletoehegatesofheaven?”
Dimitrishookhisheadandcamebacktorealitythinking
“No,I’mfantasizingagain.IfAmaliawereliving,she’dbeasilver-hairedfeebleoldwomaninhersevehere’snowayshe’dbeabletodancegracefullyasawillow.Howdoesonegrowold?Isitthesprihatblowsyearafteryear,mperceptiblyblowingawayyouryouthandyourstrength,addingwrinklesandsilverhair?”Hesuddenlyrememberedapictureheoncesawinamagazineaboutamurdercasewhereawomanhadbeendismembered.Thepolicecollectedthepartsofherbodyandputthemintobiggsstainersofformaliheywouldbekeptasevidehouteverdeteriorating.Oainerhadagradcurvaceousarminit,anotheraperfectlyformedandwellproportioheostruckhimmostwasthetaihthehead,wherethesadtenanceseemedtstillforshecouldneverbeputtogetherandmadewholeagain.Ifalivingpersonreservedinitperhapsshewouldneverageandherbeautywouldliveonforever.Dimitriughedathimselfhalf-hysterically.I’mgettingweird.Apnezoomedoverhead.
Dimitrisuddehathisbdderwastoofull,soheslippedintoaclumpoftreesago.Theflowwentonandonandsurprisedhimbythequantityofurinehehadbeenholdingin.Suddenlysomethingthathadbeentroublinghimsincehisyouthcametomind."Thedesignofaman’sbodyisnical,"hethought."Whyisaman’ssexualansandhisurinatingahesame?Theyshouldbeintwoseparatepces.Butwhereshouldthesexualahehead?No,that’stooexposed.Iwouldputitonthehand,likeasixthfinger.No,thatwon’tdoeither.Itwouldhamperthehandthathastodoheavymanualworksometimesandthatwouldhurtthepeniswhichissosensitive.Ohwell,Isupposetheinaldesignisthebest.Itkillstwobirdswithoosocarriedawaywithhisthoughtsthathestoodtherefingeringhispenis,fettingtoputitbatohistrouserslongafterhehadfinishedurinating.
Leavingtheclumpoftrees,Dimitritinuedonhisway.Heraisedhisheadandsawthatnotfarawayfromhimabedofblood-redroses,brilliantandgeous,werebloomingvigorously.Hereproachedhimselffornotnotigthemearlierduringhiswalksaroundtheke.Itwouldhavebeenapityifhemissedthemintheprimeoftheirbeauty,hethought.
"Iwillsleepheretonight"hedecided.”Itisspringnow,soitshouldoocold.IfIcouldleavethisrealworldbehindmeandlieforeverinmydreamnd,theidealretreatwouldbeamidtheseexquisiteroses.”Sleepingalonightintheparkbroughtwithitassociationofghosts.Whenhewasaboy,Dimitriwasafraidofghosts,butlovedtolistentosepulchralstoriesofghostsanddemons.Nowthathewasgettingoninageandcloserandclosertohisfiiheearth,hewasnolongerafraidofthem.Orary,theirexistenisedaensionofthislifeinanotherworld.Inawaythistookawaymuchoftheapprehensionandfearofdeath.ToDimitri’scuriousandinquisitivemind,hewaseveastewhat1ifehereaftermeant,tolearnwhatthedifferencewasbetweenmenandghosts.
Itwasonlyfivethirtyiernoon.ThefieryraysofthesettingsundyedLakeMerrittintoapoolofblood-redwater.Dimitriregrettedspendingthedayinthinkingandreminisg,asitmadehisheadache.Hismindwasn’tclearanymoreandheneededarest.Butagain,histhoughtswaohismotherAmalia.Ifshewasn’tinHeavebeinHellediernalfmesofGehenna.Hecouldalmostvisualizethedespairingandagonizingexpressiononherfaceasshestruggledtefromthescorgriver,onlytosinkdeeperintothebottomlesspit.
"HowcouldyoustandthiseorturedayafterdayAmaliamysweetmother?"thoughtDimitri."Hoefullynowandthenyoucouldleavethefierywatersandclimbashoreforalittlerespite,eatsomethingandhideforamomentinaerbeforebeingpiercedbyaforkandthrownbatothefmesbytheguardsoftheUnderworld.OhAmalia,mysweetmother,doyoueverthinkofmethewayIthinkofyou?Me,youronlysonwhomyouleftalohisworld.No,shewouldn’t"thoughtDimitrisadly.Whenhevisitedherforthesttimeinhercellthedaybeforeshewastodie,shewasuntamed,abusiveandshrewishasever.Sheturnedonhim,snarling,
"Scramyousnivelingbastard!Idon’twanttoseeyourface.Iwouldn’thavebeenhereifIwasn’tburdehyou.”Herviciousandfiendishexpressionrosebeforehimandhecouldalmosthearherhissoutherstvenomouswordstohim“Iregretnothing.Eveniftheyyhead,it’sonlyabowl-likescar.Scram,youbitch’sbastard!GettheFKoutofhere!”Shespitoutthesespitefulwnashieethasthoughtosplihem.Dimitri’shearttractedinpainasherememberedthatpartingse.
“Shehasnevershownanyloveoraffeforme,butIamfleshofherfleshandbloodofherblood.Thereisaninvisibletiebetweenusandmyyearningforherincreasesyearbyyear.Ah,mightaswellgetdrunktonightbecauseoipsy,allmyworriesandcaresevaporatewiththewind.”
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