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カレンダーを見ると、三月十一日の日曜日····。時計の針は、午後十二時二十分····。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　<何処とも知れぬ場所>をさまよってから僅か一時間。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　·····················································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································数日後、わたしはある街に着いた····まるで、夢から覚めたように····。彼らと彼らの知人から教えられた道をゆくことを決めた事が、今のわたしにとって唯一の喜びの一つとなっていた。彼ら、そう彼らは何処の誰だか知る人はいないだろう····。何といってもこのわたしでさえ、まだ数回しか会った事が無いのだ。それよりもその事を知っている人を探した方が利口というものだ。利休鼠の鞄を抱えた紳士の虚言を耳にしたような、毀誉褒貶まちまちな行動はすべきではない。だが、果たしてわたしのような探偵如し分際につき合うだけの時間を持ち合わせているだろうか?·····················································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································その物語は、わたしの"想像"の中で始まり、"想像"の中で終わりとなる····。主人公は、わたしの鏡の中の世界の自分であるのだから····。それこそが、現実と····わたしの知らない現実····との限りない連鎖なのだ。わたしは、しばらく黙ったまま宙を見つめていた。その夜、わたしはスコッチ·バーボンを容れ、一人の時間を過ごした。酒飲みのための石榴を手にしながら、夜の静寂に溶けて行くように····。これが詩····。これこそが詩だ····。わたしは、わたしの心が奏でる青い鍵盤を思うがままに操る····。シャワールームに入り、シャワーを浴びる····まるで教えるように····。その方が、わたしにとっても、彼らにとってもいいという事は、よく解るというものだ。·····················································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································································