A Few Moments of Sleeping and Waking
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dwardregardedthefamousintersection."Wereyouhurt?"
"Mybicyclewasdemolishedutterly."
EdwardreadTheInterpretationofDreams.Piabentoverthesewingmachine,sewingblue,red,andgreencloth.
"FreudturnedhisfriendR.intoadisreputableuncle,inadream."
"Why?"
"Hewantedtobeanassistantprofessor.Hewasbuckingforassistantprofessor."
"Sowhywasitnotallowed?"
"TheydidntknowhewasFreud.Theyhadntseenthemovie."
"Yourejoking."
"Imtrying."
EdwardandPiatalkedaboutdreams.Piasaidshehadbeendreamingaboutunhappyloveaffairs.Inthesedreams,shesaid,shewasveryunhappy.Thenshewoke,relieved.
"Howlong?"
"Forabouttwomonths,Ithink.ButthenIwakeupandImhappy.Thatitisnotso."
"Whyaretheyunhappyloveaffairs?"
"Idontknow."
"Doyouthinkitmeansyouwantnewloveaffairs?"
"WhyshouldIwantunhappyloveaffairs?"
"Maybeyouwanttohaveloveaffairsbutfeelguiltyaboutwantingtohaveloveaffairs,andsotheybecomeunhappyloveaffairs."
"Thatssubtle,"Piasaid."Youreinsecure."
"Ho!"Edwardsaid.
"ButwhythenamIhappywhenIwakeup?"
"Becauseyoudonthavetofeelguiltyanymore,"Edwardsaidglibly.
"Ho!"Piasaid.
EdwardresistedTheInterpretationofDreams.HereadeightnovelsbyAnthonyPowell.PiawalkeddownthestreetinEdwardsbluesweater.Shelookedatherselfinashopwindow.Herhairwasrotten.Piawentintothebathroomandplayedwithherhairforonehour.Thenshebrushedherteethforabit.Herhairwasstillrotten.Piasatdownandbegantocry.Shecriedforaquarterhour,withoutmakinganynoise.Everythingwasrotten.
EdwardboughtMadamCherokeesDreamBook.Dreamsinalphabeticalorder.Ifyoudreamofblackcloth,therewillbeadeathinthefamily.Ifyoudreamofscissors,abirth.EdwardandPiasawthreefilmsbyJean-LucGodard.ThelandlordcameandaskedEdwardtopayDanishincometax."ButIdontmakeanymoneyinDenmark,"Ed?wardsaid.Everythingwasrotten.
Piacamehomefromthehairdresserwithblackvarnisharoundhereyes.
"Howdoyoulikeit?"
"Ihateit."
Piawaschoppingupanenormouscabbage,acabbagebigasabasketball.Thecabbagewasofanextraordinarysize.Itwasabigcabbage."Thatsabigcabbage,"Edwardsaid.
"Big,"Piasaid.
TheyregardedtheenormouscabbageGodhadplacedintheworldforsupper.
"Istherevinegar?"Edwardasked."Ilikevinegarwithmy"Edwardreadamagazineformenfullofcoloredphotographsofnakedgirlslivingnormallives.EdwardreadtheNewStates?man,withitsletterstotheeditor.Piaappearedinhernewblue,red,andgreendress.Shelookedwonderful.
"Youlookwonderful."
"Tak."
"Tablesarewomen,"Edwardsaid."Youremem?beryousaidIwasjumpingontables,inyourdream.Freudsaysthattablesarefiguresforwomen.Youreinsecure."
"Lavache!"Piasaid.
Piareportedanewdream."IcamehometoasmalltownwhereIwasborn.First,Iranaroundasatouristwithmycamera.Thenaboywhowassellingsomething——fromoneofthoselittlewagons?——askedmetotakehispicture.ButIcouldntfindhiminthephotoapparat.Intheviewglass.Alwaysotherpeoplegotintheway.Everyoneinthistownwasdivorced.EverybodyIknew.ThenIwenttoaladiesclub,aplacewherethewomenaskedthementodance.Buttherewasonlyonemanthere.Hispicturewasonanadvertisementoutside.Hewasthegigolo.Gigolo?Isthatright?ThenIcalleduppeopleIknew,onthetelephone.Buttheywerealldivorced.Everybodywasdi?vorced.Mymotherandfatherweredivorced.HelleandJensweredivorced.Everybody.Every?bodywasfloatingaboutinastrangeway."
Edwardgroaned.Apalpablegroan."Whatelse?"
"Icantremember."
"Nothingelse?"
"WhenIwasonmywaytotheladiesclub,theboyIhadtriedtotakeapictureofcameupandtookmyarm.IwassurprisedbutIsaidtomyselfsomethinglike,Its
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