Summary

Matt was coming home through the poppy fields when he saw Cienfuegos rushing towards him on horseback. Mirasol had ‘gone rogue,’ meaning she had been pushed too hard to ‘wake up’, and had ceased to function. When they arrived at the hacienda, the boys told Matt that Listen had started playing music for Mirasol. Listen and Mirasol were in the music room, with records and music boxes littered about. The eejit girl was huddled in the corner, weeping and shouting, “Father! Father!”

Dr. Kim was there to help, and although he offered to sedate Mirasol, he informed Matt that it wouldn’t help her in the long run. Matt, Mirasol, Cienfuegos, Sor Artemesia, and Listen load into a hovercraft to fly to the hospital in Paradise. During the flight, Listen told the story to Matt: she took Mirasol into Matt’s office with...