19 – An early evidence

Gwenn moves forward on the rail. The more she pressed, the more its movements are accelerating. She is rapidly approaching flowers-trees, she contemplates them with admiration, she has never seen anything like it. But Gwenn nearly lost her balance as she realizes that these plants are moving, they lean towards her and give off a bewitching scent.

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These are flowers that have the size of a tree; everything is gigantic, the bell-flowers are about the size of a bell, the petals of a branch and the stamens of boughs. Gwenn has the feeling of being in the world of Alice in Wonderland. The colors are vibrant and change constantly with highlights that oscillate the white to the blue. Gwenn hesitates, then reaches out to touch, the flowers-trees let her approach, they must even enjoy because the perfume they emit becomes more intense. Despite her gloves, Gwenn feels on her fingers something silky, smooth and sensual and the indefinable scent intoxicates her. She feels a sort of ecstasy, of absolute well-being, Gwenn would extend this moment, but she feels that everything will disappear as usual. She made a final effort to cling to flowers-trees and at the moment of losing ground she distinguishes far away a big white shadow which surrounds Nano.

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She founds herself in her bed exhausted, but before sinking into a deep sleep, she notes that she managed to take a piece of petal which already fills with fragrance all the room. Finally, an evidence that all this strange world is not only in her imagination.