The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued

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“I’m not going anywhere. I’m standing still. Can’t you see?”

“.............. Well, good that you think you are.” The Stranger inserted two fingers under his glasses, and rubbed a blinking eye. He mumbled; “I do see some movement. Where are you going?”

The Rider extended his right hand, palm up, toward the town, and said; “To the place of my birth. Is it still home to anyone?”

The bearded one again meddled with his glasses, leaving them more misaligned than they had been prior to his alteration. He tugged at his beard and said; “Why must you ask difficult questions?”

“.............. Perhaps, I can rephrase it. Does anyone live there?”

“I don’t know. No difference to me.”

“Have you been down there?”

The Stranger cackled when he replied; “Questions. Questions. Questions. But, this one is finally an indication of lost presumptions. Thank you. No, I have not.” He found this uninformed response singularly amusing and added; “I have been well advised to avoid this demise, euphemistically known as Cambio de la Vida. Jesus has said; ‘Let the dead stay with the dead.’”