Summary

Principal once again whisks Cohen the Narrator away in the chapter "9/9, Hotel Palace Khaalej, Abu Dhabi." This time, they to head to the Hotel Palace Khaleej in Abu Dhabi. The first few paragraphs are repeated, though they are being edited, their wording trimmed down for readability. This leads into Cohen the Narrator describing Principal’s assistant, Myung. All of the “domestic Dharma” falls to Myung, who is at every destination before they are and helps Principal retain his privacy (128-129).

Cohen the Narrator starts to feel more intertwined with Principal, saying that “the only way not to write about him is not to write about [himself]” (133). When Principal says that he is tired, he means that Cohen the Narrator is also tired. Principal even exhibits signs of anxiety while riding

Cohen the Narrator decides to take a break and goes out to the...