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Professor Twig starts to cry. At the age of only sixteen he could boast of having read the four great Norwegian writers. ‘Read the four greats!’ he said to his sister, who was studying Home Economics and had been taught that the four greats were onion, leeks, potatoes and carrots. It is not until n…

Close to each other on the plane. Close to each other through the arrivals lounge and out into the air. Close, close to each other through the streets, in cafés, in restaurants. Closer to each other than ever before, we will grow from this, you’ll see. We can only grow closer, more intimate, if tha…

Is he serious? Is that what it looks like to him? That she is flirting, leading people on? Or does he just want to keep her for himself, to control her, because not being able to control her is unbearable for him? If his own emotions have gone haywire, why doesn’t he try to analyse them the way he …

‘Doesn’t it make you angry?’ they want to know.

No, that’s the thing. She shakes her head. It is as if the blood has been drained from her veins, she just feels weak. Nor would he tolerate it if she were to get angry, he would leave and she can’t risk that because then she will die.

‘But perh…

So now what? What use is that information ultimately to her, she is no further advanced, except now she also feels ashamed. Outside the sun is shining, why doesn’t she do something constructive, something healthy, go for a walk, read a book, work. Just because he makes stupid choices, it doesn’t fo…