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an accident unfolds

By benafim

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An Accident Unfolds Driving along a mountain road a rock loosened from a cliff face, man and car crushed like an ant by a thumb A second from impact to certain death can room within it all the agony and pain the world has ever known. A flash of clarity, the final truth, there is but one and it can’t be retold. Rusty radiator water dripped into unpaved road and for an awestruck moment the silence vibrated. Written February 13th, 2002 © on Feb 13 2002 06:48 AM PST   0 • 10

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