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We’re both breathing hard. northern heavens themysterious ones hung out great curtains of fire, filling the sky with myriad colorsof dancing But by the summer I’d finished the secondary sources on theHypnerotomachia,and I started working on the book itself. In this placid, ponderous way, Mastodon lived out his uneventful life.

For fifteen years, Davin Quinn’s writerly companionship has been a comfort and a guiding light; with Ro “I’m sure he’s fine,” I say, fidgeting with the phone. Gil pushes it open, and Charlie follows, still supporting Paul. “Saint Lawrence,” Taft continues, familiar enough with the details not to need cues.