Perhaps it's no more than the fire's reflection br on some piece of gleaming furniture br that the child remembers so much later br like a revelation. br br And if in his later life, one day br wounds him like so many others, br it's because he mistook some risk br or other for a promise. br br Let's not forget the music, either, br that soon had hauled him br toward absence complicated br by an overflowing heart.... br br br Translated by A.