Inside the indigo tent, the straightest lines are always the ones drawn in someone else's days. I like lines like that. They're easy to price.

• SambaEveryone who goes in there comes out smiling. But their faces don't smile.
  ViratClever child. How many handfuls of dates will it take?
  SambaTwo handfuls! ...No, three.
• ArundhatiYou can erase the line. You can't erase the days.