The Winter That Stayed

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. That year the snow fell in October and did not melt until April. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua, and the city learned to walk in small steps.

Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris. Adam worked at a design office in Wola^* then, where everyone spoke of deadlines as if they were a weather event.

“Kowalski, got a minute?” the manager called from across the room.

“I do.”

“Good. Because I don’t have a single one.”

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium. Someone had scattered sand on the steps outside the block, but not enough. There is never enough.

Adam set his foot on the third step and felt the world tilt a few degrees to the left. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos.

Not now, he thought. Just not now.

Notes

1. Wola — a district of Warsaw. ↑