Demetri woke up to a cloudy, grey sky. It was the 8th day where he woke up in a different bed from the previous morning. The air smelt salty and windy. He remembered he was still in California.
An overdue response to the mini-breakdown where Ted Chiang messed up with my believes
There has never been a better time to live in the better part of North America, i.e. Toronto.