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he O nes W ho W alk A w ay F ro m O m ela s
F ro m T he W in d's T w elv e Q uarte rs: S hort S to rie s
b y U rs u la L e G uin
With a c la m or o f b ells th at s e t th e s w allo w s s o arin g, th e F estiv al o f S um mer c am e to th e
c it y O m ela s, b rig h t- to w ere d b y t h e s e a. T he r ig gin g o f t h e b o ats i n h arb or s p ark le d w ith f la g s. I n
t h e s tr e ets b etw een h ouse s w ith re d ro ofs a n d p ain te d w alls , b etw een o ld m oss-g ro w n g ard en s
a n d u nder a v en u es o f t r e es, p ast g re at p ark s a n d p ublic b uild in gs, p ro cessio ns m oved . S om e w ere
d eco ro us: o ld p eo ple in lo ng s tif f r o bes o f m au v e a n d g re y , g ra v e m aste r w ork m en , q uie t, m err y
w om en
c arr y in g t h eir b ab ie s a n d c h attin g a s t h ey w alk ed . I n o th er s tr e ets t h e m usic b eat f a ste r, a
s h im merin g o f g o n g a n d ta m bourin e, a n d th e p eo ple w en t d an cin g, th e p ro cessio n w as a d an ce.
C hild re n d odged in a n d o ut, th eir h ig h c alls ris in g lik e th e s w allo w s' c ro ssin g flig h ts , o ver th e
m usic a n d t h e s in gin g. A ll t h e p ro cessio ns w ound t o w ard s t h e n o rth s id e o f t h e c it y , w here o n t h e
g re at w ate r-m ead ow c all e d th e G re en ' F ie ld s b o ys a n d g ir ls , n ak ed in th e b rig h t a ir , w ith m ud-
s ta in ed fe et a n d a n kle s a n d lo ng, lith e a rm s, e x erc is e d th eir re stiv e h o rs e s b efo re th e ra ce. T he
h ors e s w ore n o g ear a t a ll b ut a h alt e r w ith out b it . T heir m an es w ere b ra id ed w ith s tr e am ers o f
s ilv er, g o ld , a n d g re en . T hey fla re d th eir n ostr ils a n d p ra n ced a n d b o aste d to o ne a n oth er; th ey
w ere v astl y e x cite d , t h e h ors e b ein g t h e o nly a n im al w ho h as a d opte d o ur c ere m onie s a s h is o w n.
F ar o ff to th e n orth a n d w est th e m ounta in s s to od u p h alf e n cir c lin g O m ela s o n h er b ay . T he a ir
o f m orn in g w as s o c le ar th at th e s n ow s ti ll c ro w nin g th e E ig h te en P eak s b urn ed w ith w hite -g o ld
f ir e a cro ss th e m ile s o f s u nlit a ir , u nder th e d ark b lu e o f th e s k y. T here w as ju st e n ough w in d to
m ak e th e b an n ers th at m ark ed th e r a c eco urs e s n ap a n d f lu tte r n ow a n d th en . I n th e s ile n ce o f th e
b ro ad g re en m ead ow s o ne c o uld h ear th e m usic w in din g th ro ugh th e c it y str e ets , fa rth er a n d
n eare r a n d e v er a p pro ach in g, a c h ee rfu l f a in t s w eetn ess o f t h e a ir t h at f ro m t im e t o t im e t r e m ble d
a n d g ath ere d t o geth er a n d b ro ke o ut i n to t h e g re at j o yo us c la n gin g o f t h e b ells .
J o yo us! H ow i s o ne t o t e ll a b out j o y? H ow d esc rib e t h e c itiz en s o f O m ela s?
T hey w ere n ot sim ple fo lk , y o u se e, th ou gh th ey w ere h ap p y. B ut w e d o n ot sa y th e
w ord s o f c h eer m uch a n y m ore . A ll s m ile s h av e b eco m e a rc h aic . G iv en a d esc rip tio n s u ch a s t h is
o ne te n ds to m ak e c e rta in a ssu m ptio ns. G iv en a d esc rip tio n s u ch a s th is o ne te n ds to lo ok n ex t
f o r t h e K in g, m ounte d o n a s p le n did s ta llio n a n d s u rro unded b y h is n oble k nig h ts , o r p erh ap s i n a
g o ld en litte r b orn e b y g re at- m usc le d s la v es. B ut th ere w as n o k in g. T hey d id n ot u se s w ord s, o r
k eep s la v es. T hey w ere n ot b arb aria n s. I d o n ot k now th e ru le s a n d la w s o f th eir s o cie ty , b ut I
s u sp ect th at th ey w ere s in gu la rly fe w . A s th ey d id w ith out m onarc h y a n d s la v ery , s o th ey a ls o
g o t o n w ith out th e sto ck e x ch an ge, th e a d v ertis e m en t, th e se c re t p olic e, a n d th e b om b. Y et I
r e p eat t h at t h ese w ere n o t s im ple f o lk , n ot d ulc et s h ep herd s, n oble s a v ag es, b la n d u to pia n s. T hey
w ere n ot le ss c o m ple x th an u s. T he tr o uble is th at w e h av e a b ad h ab it, e n co ura g ed b y p ed an ts
a n d s o phis tic ate s, o f c o n sid erin g h ap pin ess a s s o m eth in g r a th er s tu pid . O nly p ain is in te lle ctu al,
o nly e v il in te re stin g. T his is th e tr e aso n o f th e a rtis t: a re fu sa l to a d m it th e b an alit y o f e v il a n d
t h e te rrib le b ore d om o f p ain . If y o u c an 't lic k 'e m , jo in 'e m . If it h urts , re p eat it. B ut to p ra is e
d esp air is to c o ndem n d elig h t, to e m bra c e v io le n ce is to lo se h old o f e v ery th in g e ls e . W e h av e
a lm ost lo st h old ; w e c an n o lo nger d esc rib e a h ap py m an , n or m ak e a n y c ele b ra tio n o f j o y. H ow
c an I te ll y o u a b out th e p eo ple o f O m ela s? T hey w ere n ot n aiv e a n d h ap py c h ild re n – th ou gh
t h eir c h ild re n w ere , in f a ct, h ap p y. T hey w ere m atu re , in te llig en t, p assio nate a d ults w hose liv es
w ere n ot w re tc h ed . O m ir a cle ! b ut I w is h I c o uld d esc rib e it b ette r. I w is h I c o uld c o nvin ce y o u.
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m ela s s o unds in m y w ord s lik e a c it y in a f a ir y ta le , lo ng a g o a n d f a r a w ay , o nce u pon a tim e.
P erh ap s it w ould b e b est if y o u im ag in ed it a s y o ur o w n f a n cy b id s, a ssu m in g it w ill r is e to th e
o ccasio n, fo r c erta in ly I c an not s u it y o u a ll. F or in sta n ce, h ow a b out te c h nolo g y? I th in k th at
t h ere w ould b e n o c a rs o r h elic o pte rs in a n d a b ov e th e s tr e ets ; th is f o llo w s f ro m th e f a c t th at th e
p eo ple o f O m ela s are h ap p y p eo ple . H ap pin ess is b ase d o n a ju st d is c rim in atio n o f w hat is
n ecessa ry , w hat is n eith er n ec essa ry n or d estr u ctiv e, an d w hat is d estr u ctiv e. In th e m id dle
c ate g o ry , how ev er – th at of th e unnecessa ry but undestr u ctiv e, th at of co m fo rt, lu x ury ,
e x ubera n ce, etc . -- th ey co uld perfe ctl y w ell hav e cen tr a l heatin g, su b w ay tr a in s,. w ash in g
m ach in es, an d all k in ds o f m arv elo us d ev ic es not yet in ven te d h ere , flo atin g li g h t- s o urc es,
f u elle ss p ow er, a c u re fo r th e c o m mon c o ld . O r th ey c o uld h av e n one o f th at: it d oesn 't m atte r.
A s y o u l ik e i t. I i n clin e t o t h in k t h at p eo ple f ro m t o w ns u p a n d d ow n t h e c o ast h av e b een c o m in g
i n to O m ela s d urin g th e la st d ay s b efo re th e F estiv al o n v ery f a st little tr a in s a n d d ouble -d eck ed
t r a m s, a n d th at th e tr a in s ta tio n o f O m ela s is a ctu all y th e h an dso m est b uild in g in to w n, th ough
p la in er th an th e m ag n if ic en t F arm ers ' M ark et. B ut e v en g ra n te d tr a in s, I f e ar th at O m ela s s o f a r
s tr ik es s o m e o f y o u a s g o od y-g o od y. S m ile s, b ells , p ara d es, h ors e s, b le h . If s o , p le ase a d d a n
o rg y. If a n o rg y w ould h elp , d on't h esita te . L et u s n ot, h ow ev er, h av e te m ple s f ro m w hic h is su e
b eau tif u l n ude p rie sts a n d p rie ste sse s a lr e ad y h alf in e csta sy a n d r e ad y to c o pula te w ith a n y m an
o r w om an , l o ver o r s tr a n ger w ho d esir e s u nio n w ith t h e d eep g o dh ead o f t h e b lo od, a lth ou gh t h at
w as m y f ir s t id ea. B ut r e all y it w ould b e b ette r n ot to h av e a n y te m ple s in O m ela s – a t le ast, n ot
m an ned te m ple s. R elig io n y es, c le rg y n o. S ure ly th e b eau tif u l n udes c a n ju st w an der a b out,
o ffe rin g th em se lv es lik e d iv in e s o uffle s to th e h un ger o f th e n eed y a n d th e ra p tu re o f th e fle sh .
L et th em jo in th e p ro cessio ns. L et ta m bou rin es b e s tr u ck a b ove th e c o pula tio ns, a n d th e g lo ry o f
d esir e b e p ro cla im ed u p on th e g o n gs, a n d (a n o t u nim porta n t p oin t) le t th e o ffs p rin g o f th ese
d elig h tf u l r itu als b e b elo ved a n d l o oked a fte r b y a ll. O ne t h in g I k now t h ere i s n one o f i n O m ela s
i s g u ilt. B ut w hat els e sh ould th ere b e? I th ou gh t at fir s t th ere w ere n o d ru gs, b ut th at is
p urita n ic al. F or t h ose w ho l ik e i t, t h e f a in t i n sis te n t s w eetn ess o f d ro oz m ay p erfu m e t h e w ay s o f
t h e c it y , d ro oz w hic h f ir s t b rin gs a g re at li g h tn ess a n d b rillia n ce to th e m in d a n d lim bs, a n d th en
a fte r s o m e h ours a d re am y la n gu or, a n d w ond erfu l v is io ns a t la st o f th e v ery a rc an a a n d in m ost
s e cre ts o f th e U niv ers e , a s w ell a s e x citin g th e p le asu re o f s e x b ey o nd a ll b elie f; a n d it is n ot
h ab it- fo rm in g. F or m ore m odest ta ste s I th in k th ere o u gh t to b e b eer. W hat els e , w hat els e
b elo ngs i n t h e j o yo us c ity ? T he s e n se o f v ic to ry , s u re ly , t h e c ele b ra tio n o f c o ura g e. B ut a s w e d id
w ith out c le rg y, l e t u s d o w ith out s o ld ie rs . T he j o y b uilt u pon s u cc essfu l s la u gh te r i s n ot t h e r ig h t
k in d o f jo y; it w ill n ot d o; it is f e arfu l a n d it is tr iv ia l. A b oundle ss a n d g en ero us c o nte n tm en t, a
m ag n an im ous tr iu m ph f e lt n ot a g ain st s o m e o ute r e n em y b ut in c o m munio n w ith th e f in est a n d
f a ir e st in th e s o uls o f a ll m en e v ery w here a n d th e s p le n dor o f th e w orld 's s u m mer; th is is w hat
s w ells th e h earts o f th e p eo ple o f O m ela s, a n d th e v ic to ry th ey c ele b ra te is th at o f lif e . I r e all y
d on't t h in k m an y o f t h em n eed t o t a k e d ro oz.
M ost o f th e p ro cessio ns h av e re ach ed th e G re en F ie ld s b y n ow . A m arv elo us s m ell o f
c o okin g g o es fo rth fro m th e re d a n d b lu e te n ts o f th e p ro vis io ners . T he fa ces o f s m all c h ild re n
a re a m ia b ly stic k y; in th e b en ig n g re y b eard o f a m an a c o uple o f c ru m bs o f ric h p astr y a re
e n ta n gle d . T he y o uth s a n d g ir ls h av e m ounte d t h eir h ors e s a n d a re b eg in nin g t o g ro up a ro und t h e
s ta rtin g l in e o f t h e c o urs e . A n o ld w om an , s m all, f a t, a n d l a u gh in g, i s p ass in g o ut f lo w ers f ro m a
b ask et, a n d ta ll y o un g m en , w ear h er f lo w ers in th eir s h in in g h air . A c h il d o f n in e o r te n s its a t
t h e e d ge o f th e c ro w d, a lo ne, p la y in g o n a w ooden f lu te . P eo ple p au se to li s te n , a n d th ey s m ile ,
b ut th ey d o n ot s p eak to h im , fo r h e n ev er c ease s p la y in g a n d n ev er s e es th em , h is d ark e y es
w holl y r a p t i n t h e s w eet, t h in m ag ic o f t h e t u n e.
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e f in is h es, a n d s lo w ly l o w ers h is h an ds h old in g t h e w ooden f lu te .
A s if th at li ttle p riv ate sile n ce w ere th e sig n al, a ll a t o nce a tr u m pet so u nds fro m th e
p av ilio n n ear th e s ta rtin g lin e: im perio us, m ela n ch oly , p ie rc in g. T he h ors e s r e a r o n th eir s le n der
l e g s, a n d s o m e o f th em n eig h in a n sw er. S ober-f a ced , th e y o un g rid ers s tr o ke th e h ors e s' n eck s
a n d s o oth e th em , w his p erin g, " Q uie t, q uie t, th ere m y b eau ty , m y h op e. . . ." T hey b eg in to f o rm
i n ra n k a lo ng th e sta rtin g lin e. T he c ro w ds a lo n g th e ra ce co urs e a re lik e a fie ld o f g ra ss a n d
f lo w ers i n t h e w in d. T he F estiv al o f S um mer h as b eg u n.
D o y o u b elie v e? D o y o u a ccep t th e f e stiv al, th e c it y , th e jo y? N o? T hen le t m e d esc rib e
o ne m ore t h in g.
I n a b ase m en t u nder o ne o f th e b eau tif u l p ublic b uild in gs o f O m ela s, o r p erh ap s in th e
c ella r o f o ne o f its sp ac io us p riv ate h om es, th ere is a ro om . It h as o n e lo ck ed d oor, a n d n o
w in dow . A little lig h t se ep s in dustil y betw ee n cra ck s in th e board s, se co ndhan d fro m a
c o bw eb bed w in dow s o m ew here a cro ss th e c ella r. In o n e c o rn er o f th e little ro om a c o uple o f
m ops, w ith s tif f, c lo tte d , f o ul- s m ellin g h ead s, s ta n d n ear a r u sty b u ck et. T he f lo or is d ir t, a little
d am p to th e to uch , a s c ella r d ir t u su all y is . T he r o om is a b out th re e p aces lo ng a n d tw o w id e: a
m ere b ro om c lo se t o r d is u se d t o ol r o om . I n t h e r o om a c h ild i s s itti n g. I t c o uld b e a b o y o r a g ir l.
I t l o oks a b out s ix , b ut a ctu all y i s n early te n . I t i s f e eb le -m in ded . P erh ap s i t w as b orn d efe ctiv e o r
p erh ap s it h as b eco m e im becile th ro ugh fe ar, m aln utr itio n, a n d n eg le ct. It p ic k s its n ose a n d
o ccasio nall y fu m ble s v ag u ely w ith its to es o r g en ita ls , a s it s its h au nch ed in th e c o rn er fa rth est
f ro m th e b uck et a n d th e tw o m ops. It is a fr a id o f th e m ops. It fin ds th em h orrib le . It s h uts its
e y es, b ut it k now s th e m ops a re still sta n din g th ere ; a n d th e d oor is lo ck ed ; a n d n obod y w ill
c o m e. T he d oor is a lw ay s lo ck ed ; a n d n obod y e v er c o m es, e x cep t th at s o m etim es-th e c h ild h as
n o u nders ta n din g o f tim e o r in te rv al – so m etim es th e d oor ra ttle s te rrib ly an d o pen s, an d a
p ers o n, o r s e v era l p eo ple , a re th ere . O ne o f th em m ay c o m e a n d k ic k th e c h ild to m ak e it s ta n d
u p. T he o th ers n ev er c o m e c lo se , b ut p eer in a t it w ith f rig h te n ed , d is g u ste d e y es. T he f o od b ow l
a n d t h e w ate r j u g a re h astil y f ille d , t h e d oor i s l o ck ed , t h e e y es d is a p pea r. T he p eo ple a t t h e d oor
n ev er s a y a n yth in g, b ut th e c h ild , w ho h as n ot a lw ay s liv ed in th e to ol r o om , a n d c an r e m em ber
s u nlig h t a n d its m oth er's v oic e, s o m etim es s p eak s. " I w ill b e g o od," it s a y s. " P le ase le t m e o ut. I
w ill b e g o od !" T hey n ev er a n sw er. T he c h ild u se d to s c re am fo r h elp a t n ig h t, a n d c ry a g o od
d eal, b ut n ow i t o nly m ak es a k in d o f w hin in g, " e h -h aa, e h -h aa," a n d i t s p eak s l e ss a n d l e ss o fte n .
I t i s s o t h in t h ere a re n o c alv es t o i ts l e g s; i ts b elly p ro tr u d es; i t l iv es o n a h alf -b ow l o f c o rn m eal
a n d g re ase a d ay . I t is n ak ed . Its b utto ck s a n d th ig h s a re a m ass o f f e ste re d s o re s, a s it s its in its
o w n e x cre m en t c o ntin ually .
T hey a ll k no w it is th ere , a ll th e p eo ple o f O m ela s. S om e o f th em h av e c o m e to s e e it,
o th ers a re c o nte n t m ere ly t o k now i t i s t h ere . T hey a ll k now t h at i t h as t o b e t h ere . S om e o f t h em
u nders ta n d w hy, a n d s o m e d o n ot, b ut t h ey a ll u nders ta n d t h at t h eir h ap pin ess, t h e b eau ty o f t h eir
c it y , t h e t e n dern ess o f t h eir f rie n dsh ip s, t h e h ealth o f t h eir c h ild re n , t h e w is d om o f t h eir s c h ola rs ,
t h e s k ill o f th eir m ak ers , e v en th e a b undan ce o f th eir h arv est a n d th e k in dly w eath ers o f th eir
s k ie s, d ep en d w holl y o n t h is c h ild 's a b om in ab le m is e ry .
T his is u su all y e x pla in ed to c h ild re n w hen th ey a re b etw een e ig h t a n d tw elv e, w hen ev er
t h ey se em c ap ab le o f u n ders ta n din g; a n d m ost o f th ose w ho c o m e to se e th e c h ild a re y o un g
p eo ple , t h ou gh o fte n e n o ugh a n a d ult c o m es, o r c o m es b ack , t o s e e t h e c h ild . N o m atte r h ow w ell
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h e m atte r h as b een e x pla in ed to th em , th ese y o u ng s p ecta to rs a re a lw ay s s h ock ed a n d s ic k en ed
a t th e s ig h t. T hey f e el d is g u st, w hic h th ey h ad th ough t th em se lv es s u perio r to . T hey fe el a n ger,
o utr a g e, im pote n ce, d esp ite a ll th e e x pla n atio ns. T hey w ould lik e to d o s o m eth in g f o r th e c h ild .
B ut th ere is n oth in g th ey c an d o. If th e c h ild w ere b ro u gh t u p in to th e s u nlig h t o ut o f th at v ile
p la ce, i f i t w ere c le an ed a n d f e d a n d c o m fo rte d , t h at w ould b e a g o od t h in g, i n deed ; b ut i f i t w ere
d one, in th at d ay a n d h o ur a ll th e p ro sp erit y a n d b eau ty a n d d eli g h t o f O m ela s w ould w ith er a n d
b e d estr o yed . T hose a re th e te rm s. T o ex ch an ge a ll th e g o odness a n d g ra ce o f e v ery lif e in
O m ela s fo r th at s in gle , s m all im pro vem en t: to th ro w a w ay th e h ap pin ess o f th ousa n ds fo r th e
c h an ce o f t h e h ap pin ess o f o ne: t h at w ould b e t o l e t g u ilt w ith in t h e w alls i n deed .
T he t e rm s a re s tr ic t a n d a b so lu te ; t h ere m ay n ot e v en b e a k in d w ord s p oken t o t h e c h ild .
O fte n th e y o un g p eo ple g o h om e in te ars , o r in a te arle ss r a g e, w hen th ey h av e s e en th e
c h ild a n d fa ced th is te rrib le p ara d ox . T hey m ay b ro od o ver it fo r w eek s o r y ears . B ut a s tim e
g o es o n t h ey b eg in t o r e aliz e t h at e v en i f t h e c h ild c o uld b e r e le ase d , i t w ould n ot g et m uch g o od
o f its fre ed om : a little v ag u e p le asu re o f w arm th a n d fo od, n o d oubt, b ut little m ore . It is to o
d eg ra d ed a n d i m becile t o k now a n y r e al j o y. I t h as b een a fra id t o o l o ng e v er t o b e f re e o f f e a r. I ts
h ab its a re to o u nco uth fo r it to re sp ond to h um an e tr e atm en t. In deed , a fte r so lo n g it w ould
p ro bab ly b e w re tc h ed w ith out w alls a b out it to p ro te ct it, a n d d ark n ess f o r its e y es, a n d its o w n
e x cre m en t to s it in . T heir te ars a t th e b itte r in ju stic e d ry w hen th ey b eg in to p erc eiv e th e te rrib le
j u stic e o f r e alit y , a n d t o a ccep t i t. Y et i t i s t h eir t e a rs a n d a n ger, t h e t r y in g o f t h eir g en ero sit y a n d
t h e a ccep ta n ce o f th eir h elp le ssn ess, w hic h a re p erh ap s th e tr u e s o urc e o f th e s p le n dor o f th eir
l iv es. T heir s is n o v ap id , ir re sp onsib le h ap pin ess . T hey k now th at th ey , lik e th e c h ild , a re n ot
f re e. T hey k now c o m passio n. I t i s t h e e x is te n ce o f t h e c h ild , a n d t h eir k now le d ge o f i ts e x is te n ce,
t h at m ak es p ossib le t h e n obilit y o f t h eir a rc h ite ctu re , t h e p oig n an cy o f t h eir m usic , t h e p ro fu ndit y
o f t h eir s c ie n ce. I t i s b ecau se o f t h e c h ild t h at t h ey a re s o g en tle w ith c h ild re n . T hey k now t h at i f
t h e w re tc h ed o ne w ere n ot th ere sn iv ellin g in th e d ark , th e o th er o ne, th e flu te -p la y er, c o uld
m ak e n o j o yfu l m usic a s t h e y o un g r id ers l in e u p i n t h eir b eau ty f o r t h e r a ce i n t h e s u nlig h t o f t h e
f ir s t m orn in g o f s u m mer.
N ow d o y o u b elie v e in t h em ? A re th ey n ot m ore c re d ib le ? B ut th ere is o n e m ore th in g to
t e ll, a n d t h is i s q uite i n cre d ib le .
A t tim es o ne o f th e a d ole sc en t g ir ls o r b o ys w ho g o to s e e th e c h ild d oes n ot g o h om e to
w eep o r r a g e, d oes n ot, i n f a ct, g o h om e a t a ll. S om etim es a ls o a m an o r w om an m uch o ld er f a lls
s ile n t f o r a d ay o r t w o, a n d t h en l e av es h om e. T hese p eo ple g o o ut i n to t h e s tr e et, a n d w alk d ow n
t h e s tr e et a lo ne. T hey k eep w alk in g, a n d w alk s tr a ig h t o ut o f th e c it y o f O m ela s, th ro u gh th e
b eau tif u l g ate s. T hey k ee p w alk in g a c ro ss th e f a rm la n ds o f O m ela s. E ach o ne g o es a lo n e, y o uth
o r g ir l m an o r w om an . N ig h t fa lls ; th e tr a v ele r m ust p ass d ow n v illa g e str e ets , b etw een th e
h ouse s w ith y ello w -lit w in dow s, a n d o n o ut in to th e d ark ness o f th e f ie ld s. E ach a lo ne, th ey g o
w est o r n orth , to w ard s th e m ounta in s. T hey g o o n . T hey le av e O m ela s, th ey w alk a h ead in to th e
d ark ness, a n d th ey d o n o t c o m e b ack . T he p la ce th ey g o to w ard s is a p la c e e v en le ss im ag in ab le
t o m ost o f u s th an th e c it y o f h ap pin ess. I c an not d esc rib e it a t a ll. It is p ossib le th at it d oes n ot
e x is t. B ut t h ey s e em t o k now w here t h ey a re g o in g, t h e o n es w ho w alk a w ay f ro m O m ela s.
