after a billion people watch you make love , where do you hide ? pick up some dirt and release it to test the breeze . he looked like a mixed-up rubiks cube , with his red sweater decorated with reindeers , an orange coat , green corduroys , and some purple sneakers with zippers . by then wed be long gone . but what a madness , he thought ; it seemed to him that his daughter had life , and that was such a wonderful thing to believe . he 'd felt safe in the knowledge that there was no one else . 