he was tall , his hair cut short but still curly , his bearing rigid . used to get it for five . '' the voice was that of an angel , high , sweet , and as clear as glass . in the scientific world by now they are in few in the dark of the project . my lips pass over hers like the dusting of the wind , and i pull back to gauge her reaction . he did n't even remember the ambulance that had brought him to the hospital . 