"Let me be a meticulous bookeeper.
Her first kiss is a signature
to a hastily drawn-up contract.
The second forces you into a curious
position of having to analyze
yourself through her eyes.
After the third, you realize that the mysterious, delightful
girl you've always longed for is there,
right there in your arms. After that?
After that you see nothing more,
not even the color of her eyes."
"You must invade her dreams
without the slightest disturbance.
If you awaken her,
she might vanish"
--Federico Fellini ~ Mirror of Venus
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