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It is an imposing edifice! Ok, it's a big building with columns rising out of the mist of snow on a chilly day, snow falling lightly. But edifice sounds better. It is dark and a little frightening. I don't even have the “company” of my competition, for I am on a special mission for the Ministry. Ok, for the government.

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I have a hobby, carving wood. I love the feel of the wood and how the figure appears, gradually, under the touch of my knife. Often I don’t quite know what will result, but I have an image in my mind. Then I connect the image and the wood. Together the three of us produce the figure.

It might be a chain, or a ball in a cage. Perhaps it becomes an ice cream cone with two sloppy scoops on top. I even made a french fry, once. Or it could be a dolphin playing in the sea.

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Decisions made in panic,

Often rash

Conditions overwhelming

Impossible to control

Yet some control is needed...

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The terrain is unfamiliar, even weird, as if I'm on another world. I know I'm not, but I have never been here. Perched on a rock outcrop, I survey my surroundings. A ridge of hills overlook a long valley. Most are higher than the one I'm on. Looking into the valley, I see a long, narrow lake surrounded by forest, though the shore is clear of brush. On the far side is a track, recently used, if not well-traveled. Some people are walking, flanking a slow-moving flat bed truck with side panels. I can't see what the truck carries, though the people seem to be guards: two in front, two on the sides, two behind, all armed.

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Black as night, quiet, slinking closer.

She is shy, so I don’t watch her.

She must be the one to decide.

Now behind me, to my left.

My gaze forward, as if unaware.

Casually reaching back,

Right hand low and palm up,

I wait.

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