Tom’s father was ill. Every Monday, Tom visited his father in the city, and each time the old man opened the creaking door, and smiling, welcomed him in. Today Tom brought his father a large gift. He knocked at the door, but his father did not answer. Tom's heart sank.

One balmy summer night, Anna dreamed she was Vincent, her doppelgänger. He was just like her: he wrote, he read, he wore a hat. Anna woke up startled. She no longer knew whether she was Anna who had dreamed she was Vincent, or Vincent who was dreaming he was Anna.

Maria and Marie, twins, had been inseparable all their lives, doing everything together, and even sharing lovers, who could not distinguish between them. They became more distant after they married. Still, when Maria drank lemonade in her kitchen, Marie, in the house across the street, would shout: Needs more sugar!