The Night Orchid by Jean-Claude Dunyach

Author:Jean-Claude Dunyach [Dunyach Jean-Claude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Short Stories, Conan Doyle, Science Fiction and Fantasy, French
ISBN: 9782919689163
Publisher: Jean-Claude Dunyach
Published: 2010-10-09T22:00:00+00:00

I had to make up my own ending for the story. The weft broke off abruptly with an unfinished row, concluded in haste. I read terrible things into that absence. Cries, thrown rocks, one murder or two… I don’t know how the rug had come into our hands. Perhaps it emerged from a grave into which bones had been cast without regard to their form. Anything is possible, so the truth is inaccessible.

But Laura’s words still ring in my memory: “Intelligent beings rarely travel alone. This was no isolated explorer. I refuse to believe that no other contact was made.

“One day, perhaps, a carpet will appear that will tell a story similar to the one we have read. Together, we shall unravel the language of the threads, and then we shall teach it to all those fortunate enough to be like us. We shall teach them to read the weft, so that they may pass the knowledge on to their descendants.

“If we succeed, the next meeting won’t be stopped short by appearances.”

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