the piano itself had always been very out of tune . yes , water , air , fire sometimes even weather . the air smelled like warm soup and sweat . she 'd be with mark and was n't that the whole point of being here ? she yawned and collected the excess paper . but he has no idea what it is . '' but i hardly know what to think . `` you say that as if you do n't believe me . '' fifteen minutes into our walk , we were halfway along the still-empty street . 