People think of all kinds of things at three in the morning. We all do. That's why we each have to figure out our own way of fighting it off.

There are all kinds of things we have to deal with in life,' Eri finally said. 'And one thing always seems to connect with another. You try to solve one problem, only to find that another one you hadn't anticipated arises instead. It's not that easy to get free of them. That's true for you - and for me, too.

it's a fine moon', she repeated

I feel as if the world is listening for my next thought. But I can't think of anything. Sorry, but I just can't think of anything.

Looking up at [the sky], I think about the October evening world, where 'people' must be going about their lives. Beneath that pale autumn light, they must be walking down streets, going to the store for things, preparing dinner, boarding trains for home. And they think--if they think at all--that these things are too obvious to think about, just as I used to do (or not do).