Chapter 3.

Here we begin with our glorious protagonist,
Notable for nothing, neither pragmatist,
Nor idealist, but a tabula rasa.

They live in naught but a house, a . . . chamber, a bathroom, a kitchen-room. What all of the middle class have.
Their nation was in trouble.
               At once they heard a commotion outside.
Gunshots.
   . . .
           . . . .
               They woke up upon the floor.
They were singing outside.
               They were talking outside.
                              "Long live the Ideology to save our Nation! Our FOLK! Our FREEDOM!"
                        "Vive ca!"
           . . .
               Their door opened.
A kick,
   A shout,
       A crack—
And so they ended gone. A thunder of the light and shout. Another crack. They came wondering where our protagonist was, but he was gone. Where? That is their question.