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SON OF THE SUN with a “river view,” which river turns out to be a dry wash. It is dry 364 days of the year, except when the cloudburst comes. Then the river washes clean through miles of desert, surges through the Colorado, and lands in the middle of Nevada. Thus thrived this little community and therein lay its appealing beauty. I loved it, and thousands of others seemed to love it too, for they have 1 te tou braved its every challenge. Today Adam was among these people somewhere. I was hoping inwardly that he was not out buying up a thousand gopher holes with the ten thousand dollars he had promised me. By late afternoon the effect of the nectar had almost completely worn off. I began to feel listless yet restless, and to doubt that Adam was real. Time slipped by and the sun went down. I did recall having washed two cups this morning, but it could still have been just a dream of some kind. I looked at my wrist watch. It was 7:00 o'clock, and Tiny’s cafe was just a few blocks away. I drove slowly and parked not far from its door. I could already see a man who resembled Adam sitting at the same table where I had met him the night before. When I walked in the door the same smile, the same man waited for me. This time I could understand how he knew, and why he was here. He lost no time in preparing a glass of nectar for me. Tonight there were only two glasses, his and my own. There was a loneliness within both of us without the presence of the third glass, but the nectar soon elevated us into the next octave of ms. ad 1 1. wad As we were getting ready to enjoy our food I noticed the waitress looking at me, then she asked if there was anything else I wanted. Oh yes, I thought impulsively, and I asked for another glass. Not minding her surprise, I poured water from the pitcher, and occasionally looked into the glass. It remained there with just the water. Nothing happened. Adam smiled to himself, shaking his head a little as he ate. 106 consciousness. This time Adam ordered two vegetable dinners, ted rr rr nar 1. . which was just what we both seemed to want. “Orfeo,” he said, “it was you who taught me that you can-