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agreed, especially in lieu of her disliking of Suki;

finding her stuck in a perpetual novelty, she said

about Suki and her Art. It never occurred to

Antonin that he should doubt Suki’s intentions. I

always remember that time because of that. And

since Felicity said those words, perpetual novelty,

I’ve often thought about their meaning. I often

repeat the words to myself slowly: p-e-r-p-e-t-u-a-l

n-o-v-e-l-t-y. Because it rolls off the tongue in a

way I find amusing, plus it kind of imitates a

realism I found to be a devastating analogy for

much of the life considered true.

Odd Representations Brought On

I decided to try and do nothing, and late

afternoon crept into the evening whilst I

inadvertently kept wondering of the Architecture

of a moment, oddly represented by eggs. I had not

truly slept a month; I had only taken very few

short naps that did little to amount to real rest or

even deep sleep. Hashish, Kif, marijuana and

bottles of wine sat on the table in the small

kitchen area along with the two note pads, and a

few more books I brought from London. I just

looked at the books: thoughts machinery in the

evening time quiet, disquieted by a pacing: up,

down, open the tiny fridge—the same contents the

last time— close the tiny fridge, and repeat. Yet,

this wholesome nothingness seemed like the only

agenda at times: calculating happenings, I

thought: I also shower, and I dress, and I eat and

then I fall into a resolute melancholy, only offset

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