Surely this is completely original?

i HOPE so, but i dunno - i mean, i can never tell*.
The Eco link is more about 'The island of the day before' but it's just associative really. i think what a person reads or listens to always ends up in the mix.

anyway, thank you so much for the kindness of reading and commenting in depth, your opinion matters to me, matters a lot actually.

:)))

*meaning i probably just pinched from JG Ballard!