This was the food in the old dining room—the homely mensa—before some disgruntled worker blew the whistle, informing the health department that cockroaches had been seen strolling around the kitchen on a passeggiata.

The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part, I have saved my life.

a bright halo, shining beamily

We embrace to be embraced. We embrace our children to be folded in the arms of the future, to pass ourselves beyond death, to be transported. That is how it was when I embraced you, always.