They were linked together by a long, delicate chain. If he lost his balance, she would too. If it was she who fell, then he would follow. At any rate the two of them would fall together, there was no other possibility: to remain upright or to fall, those were the choices. Either way they would share the same bed, the same plate, the same towel and bath, the same words and gestures rather often, the same shirt even, which they wore alternately because they couldn't both wear it at once. They shared everything but the same lover, because one was the other's lover and the other was the one's, so that was different. Finally they broke up because their relationships in love were the one thing they couldn't share.