Petugas itu tersenyum saat melihat kacang yang sama mengambil keranjang belanjaan ukuran pribadi dan berjalan menyusuri lorong dua
She smiled because periodically this guy would return with a basket full of glade lock and hold room freshener and deodorizer
Dia tersenyum karena secara berkala pria ini akan kembali dengan keranjang penuh gantungan kunci dan penyegar ruang dan pewangi ruangan
It’s a deodorizer that works on the same principle as a bug bomb
Ini adalah pewangi yang bekerja dengan prinsip yang sama seperti bom bug
Simply push down on the button and it fills the room with a scented fog
Cukup menekan tombol dan mengisi ruangan dengan kabut beraroma
The man would buy only about five or six cans at a time
Pria itu hanya membeli sekitar lima atau enam kaleng sekaligus
He’d been coming in for about five weeks now
Dia baru datang sekitar lima minggu sekarang
Sometimes he would come in twice a week
Terkadang ia akan datang dua kali seminggu
He seemed like a normal guy
Dia tampak seperti orang normal
He was kind of balding in his mid thirties wearing a black leather jacket
Dia agak botak di usia pertengahan tiga puluhan mengenakan jaket kulit hitam
And he was always so damn dusty something soft about his features
Dan dia selalu sangat berdebu dengan lembut tentang ciri-cirinya
It looked like it was makeup but it was just dust
Itu terlihat seperti riasan tapi hanya debu saja
He paid with a twenty and said thank you and left
Dia membayar dengan dua puluh dan mengucapkan terima kasih dan pergi
When the man returned home he took the glade from the worthless little plastic sack
Ketika pria itu kembali ke rumah, dia mengambil rawa dari kantong plastik kecil yang tidak berharga itu
He placed one on the rug, one on the end table, one on the window sill, one under the tv, and one on the air conditioner
Dia meletakkannya di karpet, satu di ujung meja, satu di ambang jendela, satu di bawah tv, dan yang ada di AC
This might seem unusual except for the fact that his entire apartment was just filled with them
Ini mungkin tampak tidak biasa kecuali kenyataan bahwa seluruh apartemennya baru saja dipenuhi oleh mereka
Every room on every surface
Setiap ruangan di setiap permukaan
He figured he had about sixty of them in all–each one’s nozzle poised at the ready
Dia menduga ada sekitar enam puluh di antaranya – nosel masing-masing siap pada saat siap
He sighed and opened a beer
Dia mendesah dan membuka bir
He started to push down the lock and hold buttons on the canisters
Dia mulai menekan tombol pengunci dan menahannya di tabung
Slowly filling the room, working his way from the dining room into the den
Perlahan mengisi ruangan, bekerja dari ruang makan ke ruang baca
Each room filling with a multiscented fog
Setiap ruangan mengisi dengan kabut berseragam
Desert bloom, evergreen, misty rose, fresh lemon, regular and unscented, pot porrouri, wild oak, petulia, ocean mist,
Gurun mekar, hijau, berkabut mawar, lemon segar, biasa dan tidak diberi wewangian, pot porrouri, ek liar, petulia, kabut laut,
Musk, hazel wood, irish nights, sandal wood, rain forest, country kitchen, natural prevention?, orange blossom, indian summer, and holiday candle
Musk, kayu hazel, malam hari Irlandia, kayu cendana, hutan hujan, dapur negara, pencegahan alami ?, bunga jeruk, musim panas di indian, dan lilin liburan
Calmly he sat on the couch, spilt his beer, and closed his eyes
Dengan tenang ia duduk di sofa, menumpahkan birnya, dan memejamkan mata