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“Come, sister-mine,” he had said “come and visit.”
He asked for so little these days there was nothing else to do but pack a bag and cross the sea.
We traveled then, traveled as will and wind would take us.
We missed the signs of world’s end weaving between towns and cities. Passed them by and took no notice.
Scientists discover aggressive new strain of HIV and From Caution to Urgency – The WHO Speaks tonight at six and isolation precautions in health care implemented in Oklahoma show airborne pathogen hysteria false scroll beneath five newscasters placating the masses with smiles and pageantry.
“American sensationalism,” he had said.
“Spectacle,” I agreed.