"An old men chases after a young women because he is unwilling to envision himself in the way others envision him," Sid said. "Because without his reading glasses, his face in the mirror still appears young. Or." He looked at me. "It is because the woman he loves has left him -- and not for another man but for rolling hills and green meadows."

We drank silently looking at the meadow.

"It is beautiful," Sid said.

"You hate the country," I responded.

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