Summary

In the second chapter ("9/7-8, Burj Al-Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai"), Cohen the Narrator travels to Burj al-Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai, where he ends up recording 58 files with Principal. Cohen the Narrator includes an e-mail stating that the rent on his storage unit (where he lives and keeps office) is overdue. He also got an e-mail from his mother but doesn’t go into details. Cohen does not reply to any of his e-mails because he has been instructed not to divulge anything he is doing with Principal.

Cohen finds himself struggling with language and technology in the Emirates. He likens words to clothing because “they conceal the body beneath” (95). In other words, the cloak the truth, hide the meaning. He next expounds on how remote controls are covered in germs, but it will not become clear to the reader as to why remotes are...