
Mara said get things done. The ceiling drips anyway. That is why I keep paying. Shop bell below. Envelope above. It is for the room, the heater, the van, not for a war. Ania knows about the second mug and does not joke. That is why I keep paying. That is why I keep paying. Vicky knows where the sugar is. That should not be possible. I let it be possible because I am tired of decline and tired of being the man who notices. I wash two mugs. I do not toast. Toasting would make this a lair. That is why I keep paying. That is why I keep paying. That is why I keep paying.

