What Remains After the Sorting

Nora knew before reading the delivery slip, from the way the sealing strip had been laid over the one used at dispatch. At the Center, Salomé used a matte tape that tore into short fibers. This tape was smoother, almost glossy, with a purple stamp from the Brno Municipal Archives at either end. Between the stamps, someone had written in French, in black marker: RETURNED WITHOUT CONSULTATION.

The notebook containing the earliest appearance of the word APODYOPSIS has been stolen.