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The Lamp with the Cap
The rusted rod of the antenna started to get wet, a few droplets gathered where the cable was fastened with Scotch tape, and from there the water rapidly trickled down to where the metal sheet covering the roof formed a new obstacle, managed to flow round it, broke though a spider's web, dribbled further on, through the hole in the ceiling, toward the arched portion of the cable, right above the bed, transformed into a droplet, fell off, and hit him on the face. He jumped and wondered if it was time to go. Staying in bed, he squeezed up against the wall so that the next drop wouldn't hit its target. He listened anxiously to the rain, which had begun all of a sudden, pattering outside on the metal roof.
"For fuck's sake, the rain is coming in again!" came his father's voice from somewhere nearby, in the darkness. "God knows where the fuck all this water is coming from! After I sealed every crack."The boy made no reply."You still want us to go?" his father asked.As an answer, the boy jumped off the bed and bumped against the leg o...See the full content of this document
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