Two chairs and a table. I found them in the trash. I scraped off the previous owner with a wire brush. Tomorrow or the day after, I'll paint them white. We'll drink tea and talk until morning. The floor is covered in newspapers, I've read them all. Now I'm turning them over. Two rolls of wallpaper with large flowers lie against the wall. Red roses. You'll like them once I finish reading.
I looked for you everywhere. I was in the park and at the cemetery. A lady came with a bouquet of golden chrysanthemums. She said her husband was a real bastard, but he could also ignite such passion in her that she would howl at night with longing.
I went to the marketplace. I bought a bunch of radishes. I couldn't carry them home. The radish leaves pricked my tongue. I went back for another. The saleswoman looked at me and added some carrots. I asked if she was your mother. She didn't answer, just kissed my forehead.
I entered the church. Some girl in a black veil was washing the floor. She smiled at me while I cooled my face with water from a large bowl on a pedestal. I asked if he wasn't you. She replied that she already has a bridegroom whom she has loved as long as she can remember. I walked away from there.
I stopped by a puddle. Some mutt was lapping up the water. I thought it was a good idea and joined in. He recoiled but came back to drink with me. I offered him carrots, but he refused. I think our dog will eat carrots.
I got tired of walking around the city and decided to go back to read the newspapers. I forgot where I live. I had to replay the entire route several times to find my tenement building. Luckily, I still had my carrots.
There was a girl sitting in the gateway. She stared at me for a long time, and I at her. Finally, she said that she is you and that she'll never leave me again. She kissed me on mouth.I fall asleep and wake up, and the apartment changes just as I planned. I must have some magical powers. That girl is still sitting by the bed, smiling at me. I've decided to call her by your name. I hope you won't mind.
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