96 - How much sad can a heart hold?

It was so hot, and thick that night in the bottom of the pit, that it penetrated even into the Marble Palace. To gain cool of any kind one had to retreat to the inner recesses of the pile, or into the cliff face, into the oldest and smallest rooms. Outside the heat was brutal and lay like a cooking stone on top of the city. I lay in my bed for a while realizing I'd probably have some kind of