Firstly, from my conversation with
Elvina/Denise, the dreams.
Denise also dreams of the end of the world.
Perhaps not as regularly as I do, but they’re a common part of her life. She
told me some of the details of her dreams, and like me they take in a variety
of places and detail different destructions. The most incredible dream for her
though, the most vivid dream, is the
dream. She can see herself on a stage and extending into the distance – miles
into the distance, she said it seems – is a huge and enthusiastic crowd. It’s
by far the largest crowd she’s ever seen, let alone performed to. She starts to
play, but the songs aren’t her usual repertoire – they are darker and more
disturbing, leaning on images of death and torture. And the strange thing is
that the crowd loves it and she loves it. Her voice doesn’t alter even though
the repertoire has changed, and the crowds just adore these cries of doom.
Perhaps, she theorises, everyone there knows what’s to come and all are
welcoming it in.
But the moment seems to come quicker than anyone
can imagine, as just as she hits a high note there is a boom in the distance
and suddenly everything in front of her evaporates.
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