The sense of being in a movie is suddenly gone.
X looks out from a plateau through a mountain valley.
The peaks to the right that go to the far horizon
are high and jagged with spots of snow on top. The peaks
across the valley are also rugged mountains without snow.
Both ridges rise above the tree-line.
He looks around. He is on a trail on the edge of the flat
plateau which he can see because the trees and bush are
low and taken care of. On the trail is a park bench. On
the bench a women sits. She is napping. No one else is in
sight.
X reaches for his wallet. There is one. His name is Xavier
Cugat Johnson. Apparently, he is from Fresno, CA and can
drive a car. He has no credit cards and no money. A
picture of a women is in the wallet. It's not the same one
as is napping on the bench.
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