Anyway, I had no tools to dig. I stretched and wanted to turn my back: maybe if I pretended to sleep on, she would have the good sense to leave without me having to see her again. The lion on which I had rested my head was strolling listlessly under the pools. Suddenly, from behind the trees, we saw two huge cylindrical shapes emerge. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.”
Sleep had clogged my mouth, making me taste bitter and – for the umpteenth time – swear I’d never put another drink in my mouth.