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Lisa Elsässer, Feuer ist eine seltsame Sache: «Fire is a strange thing» - was written on a piece of paper left by a man on a woman’s kitchen table. And because it wasn’t just any woman, but of all people his wife’s friend, the charged atmosphere this creates could soon become dangerous. It develops into a love affair…but not a simple one: «After that night, we parted at a traffic lights; it was early morning and they were just flashing on amber. Red or green would have only one meaning, I said. He laid his finger against my lips.»