The Somnambule's Crime
The
Penultimate Juncture
A railroad train arises in a conversation. This conversation survives the departure of its participants. It is a blue train with rose veins rusting in a burning church. It is a train woven from snow drifts and vinegar. In its compartments there are golden ashtrays. The conductor has a handsome scar. He looks like a great river of Europe.