Francesca Lia Block: "Tenda sirkus mengalir pucat dalam hujan seperti...

"Tenda sirkus mengalir pucat dalam hujan seperti bunga berdaging dinyalakan dari dalam. Tampaknya mekar dalam hujan. Tetesan hujan tersangkut di bulu mata Rafe, membutakan matanya ketika cahaya sirkus menerpa mereka. Dia meraba-raba flap, celah di kain yang akan mengungkapkan padanya kepadanya. Dia berada di tali lagi, roknya berkedip dengan cermin kecil, rambut dikepang dengan kelopak. Dia menatapnya, pusing dengan itu, melihat wajahnya terbingkai payung. Ada bayangan kebiruan di sekitar matanya."

--- Francesca Lia Block

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

The circus tent was flowing pale in the rain like a fleshy flower lit from within. It seemed to bloom in the downpour. Drops of rain caught on Rafe's eyelashes, blinding him as the circus light struck them. He groped for the flap, that slit in the fabric that would reveal her to him. She was on the rope again, her skirt flashing with tiny mirrors, hair braided with petals. He looked up at her, dizzy with it, seeing her face framed in the parasol. There were bluish shadows around her eyes.