While I was busy proofreading the 1669 pages of my opus magnum
‘Pre-Assyrian Philately in a Nutshell’, a gasp made me look up. My
friend Sean was standing in front of me, as white as a sheet, staring at
me with terror-filled eyes.
‘I need your help,’ he groaned. And
he told me that he had been looking round an antiques dealer when a man
in a white hat entered the shop. "The dealer seemed to know him, greeted
him and asked what Mr. mayor was doing here. The man answered that he
was attending to his secret business, turned round, our eyes met and
suddenly daggers flashed in his eyes. The next moment, he pulled his hat
down low over his face and disappeared."
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| photo: sa lluna |
When I gave him an irritated look, Sean burst out: "Don't you understand, Tetrapilotomos? I have met Death in the guise of the mayor! But I know a refuge at L'Estany de l'Illa in Andorra. He certainly won't find me there. Please help me."
So I sacrificed precious time, and 15 minutes later Sean was able to be transported to his desired destination in a wormhole.
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| photo: Xavier Puyol |
My friend's fear gave me no peace. So I decided to get some fresh air. Not far from the antiques dealer, I spotted the man in the white hat and confronted him:
"You scared my friend to death. Why?"
"I didn't want to scare him", he said. "I was just surprised to see him here because we have an appointment tonight at L'Estany de l'Illa."
Molte gràcies, Sean, per participar.
ReplyDeleteHas fer una bona combinació d'històries! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Bé, bona per a segons qui, pel pobre Sean protagonista, no gaire, sembla que el Refugi de l'illa serà en seu final.
A veure si es trobaran o no amb l'Eduard.
Abraçades!
Thanks, Carme!
DeleteWhat Tetrapilotomos didn't know is that Sean was hoping to help his old friend Eduard solve an old mystery before death found him. ;-)
Abraçades!
M'agraden aquestes complicitats entre blocaires.😉
ReplyDeleteNo sé si en aquesta ocasió podrà escapar de la mort, el forat de cuc no funciona per aquestes coses. ;-)
Molt bona proposta i gràcies per utilitzar la meva foto.👌
Aferradetes, Sean.
I have to thank you. Because your story and your photo reminded me of a story that is a hundred years older than that of Somerset Maugham.
DeleteAferradetes, Paula.
Indeed, when you run from destiny, you find it waiting.
ReplyDeleteFascinating, eh? ;-)
DeleteWhat a wild story. Sean meeting 'Death in the guise of the mayor' and then zipping off in a wormhole to a mountain refuge – that's quite the escape plan! And then you confronting the mayor... sounds like a scene right out of a movie. You're a good friend for sacrificing your 'Pre-Assyrian Philately' time for him.
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Bravo. An excellent summary. Plus a redundancy.
DeleteUna combinació genial de tres històries ben diferents (amb l'afegit addicional dels viatges per forats de cuc :-D), per aconseguir-ne una de nova que m'ha agradat molt.
ReplyDeleteM'uneixo als aplaudiments ben merescuts.
Salutacions!!
Ah, gràcies, Mc, for a fine com(pli)ment.
DeleteCom se sol dir per aquestes terres: qui del dimoni fuig, debades corre.
ReplyDeleteUn relat brillant, inquietant i ple de matisos, felicitacions. I una qüestió, també: on puc aconseguir “Filatelia preasiria...”? I, sobretot: hi ha prevista una edició completa i exhaustiva? Amb tot el respecte, no crec que un tema tan complex i apassionant com aquest puga ser despatxat amb poques paraules... Salut i una abraçada!
Pep, if only I knew!
DeleteAll I know is Tetrapilotomos is busy with proof-reading those very 1669 pages for a couple of decades. He is very meticulous. But I shall try to make sure that one of the first copies of “Pre-Assyrian Philately in a Nutshell” ends up in your library. Whenever. ;-)
Una abraçada, Pep.