Nice Sleep

For the past week or so, I’ve never had any problem for falling asleep when I want to at night. Without any help from Epilim. A big improvement. $$ worries eased. That’s probably a big reason. But then, my credit card use must be closely monitored.

Two days ago, in a dream, two of the “elevator girls” working at Kyoto Hankyu 20 years ago appeared in their red uniform and offered me a birthday cake. Those days I spent as an “elevator boy” are one of the recurrent themes in my dreams.

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ノロノロと進む（「オリエント・エクスプレス」ではなく、読書速度のこと）“Stamboul Train” の話の中心はユーゴの共産主義者（Dr. Czinner）。「白い都のヤスミンカ」と思いを重ねざるを得ない。イギリス人の踊り子（Coral Musker）と一人を射殺した後、この共産主義者を追うジャーナリスト（Mabel Warren）から金を盗んで列車に乗り込んだオーストリア人の男（Josef Grünlich）が絡む。