 
							 
															
													Abstinence leads to suffering, falling off the wagon means death. Tinou must adhere to a strict regimen to qualify as a recipient of a new liver. Aschi is also suffering: from the lacklustre present, which seems to render his brilliant past all the more magnificent. But he retrieves the past in a letter from South Africa.
 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							 
							     
							