Most of the way to the site I was
trying to reach the water behind my
seat, and at the same time trying to
remember a detail from the show
about latency. It seemed that if I
could reach one I could reach the
other.

I switched the hat to my left arm and
the shirt to my right, and remembered

the one-sided man, a dangerous figure

seen in many parts of the world.

Approaching the exit my eyes burned

with sweat and sunscreen.

 

I pulled off blindly and doused my
face. I had no idea where I was or
how I got there. I realized later I
had entered an alternate reality, one
in which animals talk and up is
down.