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THE ICE :“What are you dreaming of?” :“The ice.” :“But you are on the ice.” :“I am thinking of the ice I will be on.” :“We are standing on the ice right now, facing each other. We are on the ice touching lips, we are squinting out at sails that move as if on a track.” :“I only know that we have not fallen through.” :“What are you dreaming of?” :“The ice.” :“But you just dreamt of ice.” :“That was a different ice. This time we are indoors. The light is blue in that underwater way. The sadness is dimmed, and at the end of the day, you are fetching.” “What are we looking for?” :“I can’t remember.” :“What are you dreaming of?” :“The ice.” :“But we are indoors. Blue light, et cetera.” :“No, we are standing at the edge where the ice breaks against the sand, triumphant.” :“Breaks what?” [...]