he ventures into the portion of the loft in direct view of the sun to find last night's clothes and rummage for change.
...he goes through the pockets while he stares out the window, almost hypnotized by the pink-hot petrochemical haze over the highway... and comes up with just a lunch reciept that has a 13 cent coupon stapled to it...
...the whole building quiets up as the generators shut off for the afternoon and the air conditioner compressors slowly whir down...
