"Later, as he sat on the balcony eating his dog, Dr. Robert Lang reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months. Now that everything had returned to normal he was surprised that ther had been no obvious beginning. No point at which their lives had moved into a clearly more sinister dimension."
"Later, as he sat on the balcony eating his dog, Dr. Robert Lang reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months. Now that everything had returned to normal he was surprised that ther had been no obvious beginning. No point at which their lives had moved into a clearly more sinister dimension."
High Rise by JG Ballard
"Later, as he sat on the balcony eating his dog, Dr. Robert Lang reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months. Now that everything had returned to normal he was surprised that ther had been no obvious beginning. No point at which their lives had moved into a clearly more sinister dimension."
And eating the dog is just so casual and matter of fact
Curious about "snake's affinity/bite!" I'm struck by stomping the gas on the first page of things, grappling the attention span. Maybe too much.