DEEPLY ABSORBED IN MY EROTIC REVERIES, I ONLY LISTEN VERY VAGUELY TO THE CONVERSATION OF THREE BARCELONIANS WHO, AS OF COURSE, ARE STILL TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES. THEY REPEAT THE STORY OF THE SHOOTING STAR THAT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS AND YET WE STILL SEE THE LIGHT THAT CONTINUES TO TRAVEL, ETC.