A Few Moments of Sleeping and Waking
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EDWARDWOKEup.Piawasalreadyawake.
"Whatdidyoudream?"
"Youweremybrother,"Piasaid."Weweremak?ingafilm.Youwerethehero.Itwasacostumefilm.Youhadacapeandasword.Youwerejump?ingabout,jumpingontables.Butinthesecondhalfofthefilmyouhadlostallyourweight.Youwerethin.Thefilmwasruined.Thepartsdidntmatch."
"Iwasyourbrother?"
Scarlattifromtheradio.ItwasSunday.Petesatatthebreakfasttable.PetewasadoctoronanAmericannuclearsubmarine,apsychiatrist.Hehadjustcomeoffpatrol,fifty-eightdaysunderthewater.PiagavePetescrambledeggswithmush?rooms,wienerbrod,salamiwithredwineinit,bacon.PeteinterpretedPiasdream.
"Edwardwasyourbrother?"
"Yes."
"AndyourrealbrotherisgoingtoItaly,yousaid."
"Yes."
"Itmaybesomethingassimpleasadesiretotravel."
EdwardandPiaandPetewentforaboatride,atouroftheCopenhagenharbor.Theboatheldonehundredandtwentytourists.Theysat,fourtour?istsabreast,oneithersideoftheaisle.AguidespokeintoamicrophoneinDanish,French,Ger?man,andEnglish,tellingthetouristswhatwasintheharbor.
"Iinterpretedthatdreamverysketchily,"PetesaidtoEdward.
"Yes."
"Icouldhavedonealotmorewithit."
"Dont."
"ThisistheDanishsubmarinefleet,"theguidesaidintothemicrophone.EdwardandPiaandPeteregardedthefourblacksubmarines.TherehadbeenaflickeverynightonPetessubmarine.Petediscussedthefifty-eightflickshehadseen.PetesatonEdwardscouchdiscussing"TheSoundofMusic."Edwardmadedrinks.RosesLimeJuicefellintotheGimletglasses.ThenEdwardandPiatookPetetotheairport.Peteflewaway.EdwardboughtTheInterpretationofDreams.
Piadreamedthatshehadjourneyedtoagreathouse,acastle,tosing.Shehadfoundherselfabedinaroomoverlookingelaborategardens.Thenanothergirlappeared,achildhoodfriend.ThenewgirldemandedPiasbed.Piarefused.Theothergirlinsisted.Piarefused.Theothergirlbegantosing.Shesanghorribly.Piaaskedhertostop.Othersingersappeared,demandingthatPiasur?renderthebed.Piarefused.Peoplestoodaboutthebed,shoutingandsinging.
Edwardsmokedacigar."Whydidntyoujustgiveherthebed?"
"Myhonorwouldbehurt,"Piasaid."Youknow,thatgirlisnotlikethat.Reallysheisveryquietandnotasserting——asserting?——assertingherself.MymothersaidIshouldbemorelikeher."
"Thedreamwassayingthatyourmotherwaswrongaboutthisgirl?"
"Perhaps."
"Whatelse?"
"Icantremember."
"Didyousing?"
"Icantremember,"Piasaid.
PiasbrotherSorenrangthedoorbell.Hewascarryingapairoftrousers.Piasewedupasplitintheseat.Edwardmadeinstantcoffee.Piaexplainedblufaerdighedskraenkelse."Ifyouwalkwithyourtrousersopen,"shesaid.SorengaveEdwardandPia"TheJoanBaezSongbook.""Itisaverygoodone,"hesaidinEnglish.Thedoorbellrang.ItwasPiasfather.HewascarryingapairofshoesPiahadleftatthefarm.Edwardmademorecoffee.Piasatonthefloorcuttingadressoutofblue,red,andgreencloth.Olearrived.Hewascarryinghisguitar.Hebegantoplaysomethingfrom"TheJoanBaezSongbook."EdwardregardedOlesMowglihair.Webeofoneblood,theeandI.Ed?wardreadTheInterpretationofDreams."Incaseswherenotmyegobutonlyastrangepersonap?pearsinthedream-content,Imaysafelyassumethatbymeansofidentificationmyegoisconcealedbehindthatperson.Iampermittedtosupplementmyego."
Edwardsatatasidewalkcafedrinkingabeer.Hewaswearinghisbrownsuedeshoes,hisblackdungarees,hisblack-and-whitecheckedshirt,hisredbeard,hisimmensespectacles.Edwardre?gardedhishands.Hishandsseemedold."Iamthirty-three."Tinygirlswalkedpastthesidewalkcafewearingskintightblackpants.Thenlargegirlsinskintightwhitepants.
EdwardandPiawalkedalongFrederiksbergA116,underthequeerbox-cuttrees."HereIwasknockedoffmybicyclewhenIwasseven,"Piasaid."Byacar.Inasnowstorm."
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