《Scaring the Train 》作者：- Terry Dowling 【EPUB】

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SCARI NG THE TRAI N Ter r y Dowl i ng Because f or us, somet hi ng mi ght appear i n t he hear t of t he day t hat voi d not be t he day, somet hi ng i n an at mospher e of l i ce and l i mpi di t y t hat woul d r epr esent t he shi ver of f ear cu of whi ch t he day came?" - Maur i ce Bl anchot The I nf i ni t e Conver sat i on 1 PORTOBELLO 1962 Ever y summer dur i ng our chi l dhood hol i days at Por t obel l o, Maxi mi l l i an and I woul d spend an hour ever y t hi r d day scar i ng t he t r ai n. Ever y t hi r d day meant t went y- one days bef or e we' d dupl i cat e a day, whi ch seemed cl ever at t he t i me, nei t her of us r eal i zi ng t hat i t made i t s own pat t er n. I t never t ook mor e ha a f ew exhi l ar at i ng moment s, of cour se, t he scar i ng i t sel f , but t he hour gave pr epar at i on t i me, l et us pr epar e our chosen sect i on of t r ack, he par t i cul ar shel t er ed st r et ch or cut t i ng, never usi ng t he same one t wi ce i n a week unl ess t hat became par t of t he st r at egy. I t gave us t i me t o avoi d t he l ocal const abul ar y ( and, nat ur al l y, t he f r i ght ened dr i ver s, f i r emen and concer ned l ocal s di d get t he pol i ce ont o us, t hough never