ichseemedgealedonthefloor．Hehadafeelingthattimehadfrozenalso，sohewavedhishandsinthesunlightandsawtheshadowmove．

    "Ah!Timedoesmovebutitsspeedeasured!MybodyisstillwandIamresurrectedagain．Myfleshbodydoesnotbelongtome．Itwasborrowedfromnaturetobeusedtemporarilyandfinallywouldhavetobereturonature．ButIamsureIwilluseittomorrowandwilltiouseitforalongtimeyet.”Dimitrifeltlightheartedagain，asifaburdenhadbeenliftedfromhisshoulders．Theprogressoftimehadnotbeenverysmooth,athatawalkintheopenairwouldhelpregutehisphysicalstatewiththespeedoftime．

    ItwasgettingdarkandDimitriwaswalkingalohestreets．

    "Everyohinksmyfleshbodyisaedanddiscardedmae．Sowhat?I’msatisfiedwithwhatIhaveandsideritapricelesstreasuretobeusedcarefullyandgingerly.”HisfootstepstookhimunsciouslytoElina’sluxuriousapartmentandhisthoughtsturhepreviousnight．Theyhadbothbeendrunkandheseemedtohavemadelovetoher,thoughhecouldn’treallybecertainaboutit．heless,itwasanighttoremember．Lookingatthelightsinherwindow，hethought，

    "Elinaisadoctor,aprofessionalwoman.WhatamI?Astreetcat!Iotpossiblyaspiretobehermate.”HelookedatherexpeeAmerisedanparkedoutsideandwassurprisedtofindanotheridentieparkedrightbehindit．Curious,hetriedthedoorandfounditunlocked．Hewentintoitandsatonthebackseat．Thelingeringsmellofperfumetoldhimitbelooawoman,buttherewasaman’stophat,atuxedoandanumbrelthere,thtbesidehimonthebackseaturse．Openingit,hefoundalipstick,apadathickwadofbills．

    "Thiswomanisreallycareless!"hethought．Hesettledhimselffortablyoherseatandsoonfelsleep．

    5

    Inthefoggynight,moonlightwasobscure．Thebloomingflowersseemedmoremysteriousaifulthantheyhadbeehebrilliantsunlight．Rhododendrons，rosesandbirdsofparadise,somebudding，someinfullbloom,viedwitheachotherindecoratingthegardenwiththeircolorsandfragrance．Amidsttheseflowers,thetallstrongfigureofJamaz，thegardener，couldbeseehemoonlight．Hewalkedamoeougthevelvetypetalsofone,smellinganotherorstoopingtokissawayadewonaionallywell-shapedandfragrantblossom．Hewouldneverbesocruestopluyohembecausehekifulflowerswerethesexualansofthepnts．Justthen,brilliantheadlightslitupthedarknessasacarcamethroughthegateandturothewindingdrivewayleadinguptothehouse．Thesilentfigurequicklydisappearedintotheshadowofthetreesandbushes．

    TheswayingmotionofthecarwokeDimitrifromhisshortnap．Hewaositupandmakeknownhispreseonsedthought,hewasafraidsuexpecteddisclosurewouldbesurethtenthesolitaryfemaledriver,whomightpanidcauseanact．Soheclosedhiseyesagaiendingtobeasleep,preferringtoletherfindoutforherselfteron．Heheardthedriver’sagitatedsoliloquy，

    "versingwithaNudeAngel"...suderfulmusic…suchadramaticdeath...Toshootoneselfoageinthemidstofappuseoftheaudiereallyisveryromantic，butwhatIsay?PoorElina,Ithiillloveshimeverymuch...PoorsufferingyoungartistIke,tofalnddieamidstscreamsandshockedexcmationslikethedownfallofashootingstar..."Dimitrialmostexcimedoutloudonhearingtheuednews，butcmpedhishandonhismouthintime．WhowasthiswomanandwhatwasherretionshiptoIkeandElina?Hervoicesoundedyoungahecarswayedasitturothedrivewaya

ichseemedgealedonthefloor．Hehadafeelingthattimehadfrozenalso，sohewavedhishandsinthesunlightandsawtheshadowmove．

    "Ah!Timedoesmovebutitsspeedeasured!MybodyisstillwandIamresurrectedagain．Myfleshbodydoesnotbelongtome．Itwasborrowedfromnaturetobeusedtemporarilyandfinallywouldhavetobereturonature．ButIamsureIwilluseittomorrowandwilltiouseitforalongtimeyet.”Dimitrifeltlightheartedagain，asifaburdenhadbeenliftedfromhisshoulders．Theprogressoftimehadnotbeenverysmooth,athatawalkintheopenairwouldhelpregutehisphysicalstatewiththespeedoftime．

    ItwasgettingdarkandDimitriwaswalkingalohestreets．

    "Everyohinksmyfleshbodyisaedanddiscardedmae．Sowhat?I’msatisfiedwithwhatIhaveandsideritapricelesstreasuretobeusedcarefullyandgingerly.”HisfootstepstookhimunsciouslytoElina’sluxuriousapartmentandhisthoughtsturhepreviousnight．Theyhadbothbeendrunkandheseemedtohavemadelovetoher,thoughhecouldn’treallybecertainaboutit．heless,itwasanighttoremember．Lookingatthelightsinherwindow，hethought，

    "Elinaisadoctor,aprofessionalwoman.WhatamI?Astreetcat!Iotpossiblyaspiretobehermate.”HelookedatherexpeeAmerisedanparkedoutsideandwassurprisedtofindanotheridentieparkedrightbehindit．Curious,hetriedthedoorandfounditunlocked．Hewentintoitandsatonthebackseat．Thelingeringsmellofperfumetoldhimitbelooawoman,buttherewasaman’stophat,atuxedoandanumbrelthere,thtbesidehimonthebackseaturse．Openingit,hefoundalipstick,apadathickwadofbills．

    "Thiswomanisreallycareless!"hethought．Hesettledhimselffortablyoherseatandsoonfelsleep．

    5

    Inthefoggynight,moonlightwasobscure．Thebloomingflowersseemedmoremysteriousaifulthantheyhadbeehebrilliantsunlight．Rhododendrons，rosesandbirdsofparadise,somebudding，someinfullbloom,viedwitheachotherindecoratingthegardenwiththeircolorsandfragrance．Amidsttheseflowers,thetallstrongfigureofJamaz，thegardener，couldbeseehemoonlight．Hewalkedamoeougthevelvetypetalsofone,smellinganotherorstoopingtokissawayadewonaionallywell-shapedandfragrantblossom．Hewouldneverbesocruestopluyohembecausehekifulflowerswerethesexualansofthepnts．Justthen,brilliantheadlightslitupthedarknessasacarcamethroughthegateandturothewindingdrivewayleadinguptothehouse．Thesilentfigurequicklydisappearedintotheshadowofthetreesandbushes．

    TheswayingmotionofthecarwokeDimitrifromhisshortnap．Hewaositupandmakeknownhispreseonsedthought,hewasafraidsuexpecteddisclosurewouldbesurethtenthesolitaryfemaledriver,whomightpanidcauseanact．Soheclosedhiseyesagaiendingtobeasleep,preferringtoletherfindoutforherselfteron．Heheardthedriver’sagitatedsoliloquy，

    "versingwithaNudeAngel"...suderfulmusic…suchadramaticdeath...Toshootoneselfoageinthemidstofappuseoftheaudiereallyisveryromantic，butwhatIsay?PoorElina,Ithiillloveshimeverymuch...PoorsufferingyoungartistIke,tofalnddieamidstscreamsandshockedexcmationslikethedownfallofashootingstar..."Dimitrialmostexcimedoutloudonhearingtheuednews，butcmpedhishandonhismouthintime．WhowasthiswomanandwhatwasherretionshiptoIkeandElina?Hervoicesoundedyoungahecarswayedasitturothedrivewaya