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Fiction Each speck of existen ce com es in to cl ar ity. Th e gr ain s of th e fl oor textu r e l in k togeth er in r epeatin g ch ain s an d th e du st in th e air settl es in to th em seam l essl y. Th e du st r ain s down l ik e sn ow on a su n n y day. W ith a gr ey-pu r pl e sk y above, th e sn ow tr ick l es down in str eam s th at ar e both fast an d sl ow. You star e at a sn owfl ak e an d it speeds u p an d sh oots acr oss th e open air l ik e a fal l in g star ,bu t wh en you tak e in th e en tir e settin g it sl ows down to a l on g an d l on el y dr ol l . Cr ystal s of bl u e an d pu r pl e r otate in fr on t of a du l l for est scen e of gr een an d br own . Lik e a spin n in g top m ade of diam on d on a gl ass tabl e, th e sn ow sways back an d for th in r epetitive m otion s. Th ey r each ou t Th eir h an ds to catch th e sn ow in Th eir open pal m s. Beh in d th e static of th e air ,you see a figu r e of you r sel f r u n n in g th r ou gh th e for est, weavin g in an d ou t. You r em em ber th is day wel l . You ar e r u n n in g weigh tl essl y as bl u r r ed sh apes of tr ees speed past you on both sides. You ar e n ot fl eein g fr om som eth in g, n or ar e you tr yin g to get to an ywh er e. You r path tak es you in wide ar cin g cir cl es th at n ever r eal l y l ead to an yth in g. Th e tr odden sn ow u n der n eath h as fl atten ed in to a r efl ective m ir r or wh ich sh im m er s back at you with ever y col or of th e r ain bow. You r u n al on g th is spectr u m of gr ou n d an d l au gh at th e sim pl icity of it al l . Th er e is a m om en t in wh ich ever yth in g u p u n til th is poin t com es togeth er an d m ak es sen se: it was m ean t to be th is way. In a ser ies of fl ash in g pictu r es, you r em em ber wh at com es n ext. Th e sn ow, th e sk y,th e cl ou ds, th e pl u m es of sm ok e, th e sm el l of ash , th e sou n d of th e r oof cavin g in on you r ch il dh ood h om e. Th e sil en ce th at fol l owed. Th e gen tl e tou ch of Th eir h an d on you r ch eek . Th e star s cam e ou t th at n igh t in a way th at th ey n ever h ad befor e. Lik e a cel estial au dien ce to you r tr agedy,th e star s gawk ed an d bor e witn ess as you r dr y tear s n ever fel l an d you r sil en t scr eam s n ever br ok e ou t.


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