Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 29, 107, 113, 30, 57, 70, 147, 31, 32, 132, 61, 33, 67, 83, 142, 34 Summary

In Chapter 29, Horacio returns to La Maga's flat. It is virtually empty, and Ossip is now living there. La Maga left after Rocamadour's wake - which Horacio did not attend - giving the flat to Ossip. He thinks Maga may have gone back to Montevideo, but it is also conceivable that she's committed suicide. Horacio admits that he knew about Pola's cancer when he left her. In Chapter 107, Morelli imagines the animatronic statue that will be erected for him when he dies. Chapter 113 is a sampling of statements made by club members on the way to Morelli's flat.

In Chapter 30, Ossip tells Horacio about the wake, where Ronald got belligerently drunk. In Chapter 57, Horacio tells him about his dreams and says he is getting mixed up about what is waking and what is...