Anna smuggles a hundred white doves into a movie theater, hugging them to her body beneath a padded red vest. The music swells, she unzips—and lets them fly.
   
Lil, in her seat, starts to cry. "They're everywhere! They're everywhere."
 
On screen, a cartoon snake called Boredom says, "Don't you miss me even when I am around?" 

The white doves—scattered, echoing about in the dark movie theater—obscure the projection. Their little shadows block the screen, flitting about, while on the birds' wings the marvelous distorted pictures play.

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