Pepper Soup Goat Meat Window Night Toluca

Steam rises in thick, white ribbons from a ceramic bowl filled with dark pepper soup and tender goat meat chunks. The bowl rests on a small wooden dining table beside a window revealing the deepest night sky. Warm firelight from an unseen source bathes the broth in glowing orange hues, highlighting the glistening oil and herbs. Through the glass, the rainy season blurs the darkness outside. Impossibly, a passenger train car with visible windows and metal siding emerges from the rain, embedding itself into the room's corner beside the window frame. The train's steel reflects the firelight, against the wet glass streaks. one drop of condensation rests on the windowpane edge.