Yes, Bergen. The incredible power that lay in all the various housefronts squeezed together everywhere. The head rush you had as you slogged your way uphill and saw this, at your feet, could be wonderful. But it was also good to lock yourself in your room after a walk through the town, it was like being in the eye of a storm, sheltered from prying eyes, the only place where I was totally at peace. This afternoon I had run out of tobacco, but I had known it would happen and had saved all the stubs from recent days. After putting on the coffee machine, I took the scissors from the drawer and set
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