(Projector whirring. Film begins.)In profile, Grégoire and Safara hand-in-hand, heads just above water, feet planted open, as in an Egyptian wall-painting. Water ripples over them. Trade routes project on their bodies. The lines begin to oscillate and move whip-like in the water. Vibrations narrow-as though the lines of trade were stretching taut as harp strings. Sounds of plucked catgut trembling. (Film ends.) |