Like the light, cool flow of the air conditioning.

He feels a little pacified

[Come to thyself, human, the refuge from lies!]

He knows the shadow's intangible depth:

Its vastness having overpowered him these months

Until he could not reach the logic that told him

To find himself outside its barriers.

As he stares out of the window

he wonders why she has left.

How could she have left without indication