And the way they hold my body, the way I pierce the vegetal veins near my anus,
and playing cards fall out. I put them beneath my pillow. I tell you about the
shifting nature of the house, the garden, the forest, and my uncle. I tell you
about how nearly everyone we knew is dead, and somehow we’re still breathing,
and it's the very same air.
The Plague Book by Cat Leeches, page 2