N.O. is also number, No, the symbol of enumeration, of the series, number one, number two, number three, etc. … continuation, succession, the effort of putting things in order (precisely what cannot be?). And it is also the episode when one does one’s little number.
“Her body drags itself along, unravels. Narrow haunches, flat stomach, the body slight and outstretched. The face expressionless. Her body stretches out on a bed roll. It leans forward completely blank. What remains of speech? Its presence pervades our space. It slips between us. Her stomach rioting against me.”
YET ANOTHER CLUE. HERE, THE INTRIGUE FORMS A LOOP
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Account rendered: the drama comes to the surface. It seems that he has disappeared. Is he in the process of dying?
“I am following in her path. Her traces. It’s HER I’m pursuing, who I’m tracking. It’s HER I want and who shies away. I’ll have her even if I have to die for it.”
ABSENCE OF CLUES