A staircase! The first step, covered with a red carpet, had served as a cushion for his dream. A scarlet hanging rope formed the railing, and, on the other side, a diagonal row of ascending marble cones. Where am I? The man sprang up. Up or down? Up! Taking the steps…
And opposite her, a man with a red forked goatee sits over a rickety table covered with small boxes. Surrounded by several gawkers, he shouts: Buy dreams! Guaranteed quality goods! They last a whole night! Dreams about gold! Become a millionaire for one night! Buy my “Gold Dream”! Protected trademark! A single AGA pill before…
As he kept falling, to his surprise, that heavy oppressive dream came back. A yellow lamp with a flame flickering anxiously inside a skull. It doesn’t light anything except itself and a yellow circle of dust swirling around it. He dreams that he is lying curled up in a damp, freezing building, his head between…
Some of these people are ostensibly enjoying themselves, laughing for no apparent reason. Others are hurrying somewhere with an expression of anxiety or even terror in their faces. A Chinaman over there is stealthily sneaking below the windows, following someone. And over here, a criminal is on the prowl, with a small black patch over…
It started with a dream · a man on the staircase · the red carpet · Who am I? It was a terrible dream. a hollow skull filled with darkness and, within the centre, a flickering yellow light. Below, a game of cards is being played, but the cold is such that colours disappear beneath a…
