4 (french) Werber, Bernard

I take my flight, the spirit lighter.
Below, Raoul search in vain for his father, Amandine
meets Felix and pretends not to recognize, despite
the desperate calls of the first of Thanatonautes. Stefania
hovers quietly above the crowd of the dead,
continuing its path towards the light. My astronomer
wife is head of our group, eager to see if
the bottom of the black hole overlooks a white fountain.
Fifth area: knowledge. I discovered by chance
and without asking, the recipe for pound cake. A quarter
of butter, a quarter of flour, a quarter of sugar, one quarter
of eggs. This too is part of knowledge. Do not
I forget the recipe before I return to earth.
Sixth territory: up to beauty. The beds
purple lace alternate. Purple, tan, red,
yellow, fractal images shimmer to infinity. Of