Intro -- By the Same Author -- A note on naming -- 1. Initiation -- Border straits -- The Captain's Kitchen -- Accidental paramedic -- Before wolflight -- On the pier at Petra -- Overtaken by the night -- Adrift in the Dictionary of Origins -- Club Compassion vs. Planet Sleep -- Syria defeats Canada on penalty kicks -- 2. Intermission -- Lifelines -- Efthalou Beach -- By means of the sea -- Nice ride -- Sacrifice in Greek -- Death to the ferryman -- Tannenbaum -- Staying alive -- A pillow for the crossing -- 3. Intensification -- Over the mountains to Skala -- Street of the Silversmiths -- This is what people do -- Afghan Hill -- I want to hide the truth -- The last carousel -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Copyright.