MASK

I am wearing the coldest of masks in Moscow. I make eye-contact with no one. I pass the chambermaids without a glance, without a word. I struggle to find my way on the metro without so much as asking the women who are there to help.

Today, I ent to make arrangements for a hotel in St. Petersburg. When I went this morning, the attendant broke out into a terrible coughing fit and pulled out a 15-minute break sign.

I returned this PM and she said she didn't have the time, because she was alone. But I bet she found all the time for the two guys who were waiting their turn.

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