THE FIRST I~ROIA)(;UE<br >l，o.k at the picture ~m the cover， there~ a child， a girl in<br >a red dress; there s a bird， a crow in a blue white sky. And<br >then there are a few things you can~zot see.<br > One: The chiht is twtween eleven ，rod tu，eh，e years o/<br >age. She~ standing on the balcony o/a tu o-r(~om /]at in<br >a building that，/)~，m the street outside， looks like a crying<br >face. Its wind， nus arc the eyes， half-closed by curtains，<br >smuitged and u:rmkled. Rain， wind amt sun o/ countless<br >years have marked the wall， streaking it in several lines，<br >two ，~/ which look like lines o/tears， one falling below<br >each wiwhm，. The mouth is the balcony， curved down<br >under the weight o[ iron railings， rusted and misshapen.<br >lske the stained teeth o/someone very sad. And someone<br >very old.<br > Two: 7be halcony， u，here the child stands， leads into<br >ct room behind be~: This is where she sleeps on a single<br >bed against the wall. This room - because there are only<br >tim) r()oms itz the house - sert，es Ms a living room for most<br >of the da3: It has chairs， a potted phmt， a second-karat<br >table in the centre with a cracked glass top (m u，hich are<br >kept some ()/ the child s school books， one opened in the<br >middle.<br > Three: The child is crying. Tears [ill her eves and<br >