In 2023, k.d.b lived in a crumbling farmhouse on the edge of the River Maas. Each morning, he\u2019d wake at 6:00 and walk along the river\u2019s bank with his dogfriend Miemel, pausing at sunrise for a cup of coffee. It\u2019s 6:34, and a thick rug of mist rolls out across the river. It\u2019s so dense that k.d.b can\u2019t see the water beneath it. Then comes the sun: a single ray cutting through the mist like a tube of light, landing on Miemel\u2019s face. In her mouth is a CD she\u2019s picked up, and on the CD is the title Instrumental Romance. ‘What is Instrumental Romance?’ thinks k.d.b. ‘Romantic instrumentals? Or a romance used instrumentally? As in, a romance used to get something\u2014like love?’ Miemel drops the CD and turns her attention to a stray purple grape on the path. Grapes are poisonous to dogs, and as she bends toward it, k.d.b. shouts, \u201cNO!\u201d At that precise moment, a large fish rises from the mist. It launches into the air, mouth wide open, and hangs there above the clouds. His shout, having traveled across the river, bounces back towards k.d.b with a \u201cNO,\u201d and in perfect synchrony, it appears the fish is also shouting at Miemel. The timing is so perfect, they can\u2019t be sure it isn\u2019t. The fish falls back down, entering its watery world with an eerie, splashless silence, leaving k.d.b and Miemel standing open-mouthed on the bank. Before they can register the perfection of this duet, another fish (or maybe the same one again) rises from the mist in the exact same spot and launches into the air. Without thinking, k.d.b shouts again. The word \u201cROMANCE\u201d comes out. This time, however, he is slightly too late, and the word is too long, so \u201cROMANCE\u201d lingers on after the fish has already fallen back down. ‘What even is romance?’ thinks k.d.b. ‘The construction of mystery or excitement with dead red flowers and timing?’ A foghorn sounds behind him, and k.d.b turns 180 degrees to see a boat moving freight, right to left, along the River Maas. ‘That\u2019s strange’, he thinks. ‘If the river is there,…<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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It launches into the air, mouth wide open, and hangs there above the clouds. His shout, having traveled across the river, bounces back towards k.d.b with a \u201cNO,\u201d and in perfect synchrony, it appears the fish is also shouting at Miemel. The timing is so perfect, they can\u2019t be sure it isn\u2019t. The fish falls back down, entering its watery world with an eerie, splashless silence, leaving k.d.b and Miemel standing open-mouthed on the bank. Before they can register the perfection of this duet, another fish (or maybe the same one again) rises from the mist in the exact same spot and launches into the air. Without thinking, k.d.b shouts again. The word \u201cROMANCE\u201d comes out. 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