"Nun, da nichts mehr zu tun war, stand sie schweigend da und wartete. Seltsam ist die Macht der Flamme und des fließenden Wassers. Der Mensch blickt hinein, verliert das Bewusstsein, steht still; er denkt nichts mehr, weiß nichts mehr und entsinnt sich an nichts mehr, aber alles, was er je erlebt, spielt sich gestaltlos und zeitlos vor seinem inneren Auge ab."
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Krakatit, München:Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1978
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