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,BETWE5 ! ,WES] & ! ,EMS 

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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,BETWE5 ! ,WES] & ! ,EMS 

,LONELY DAYS ( BIK+ PA/ /UBBLY FIELDS1 RIV]S & CANALS1 L& /RET*$ FLAT & L[ T[>DS ! ELUSIVE SEA1 :I* SUGGE/S ITSELF 9 ! SALTY AIR & DRUNK5 E>? ?\< IT HIDES F> BEYOND ! HORIZON4  ,I NAVIGATE FROM ONE VILLAGE TO ! NEXT ) A COMPASS & LI/ ( WAYPO9TS COPI$ \T ! NI<T BE=E4  ,BIKE ALL MORN+ 9 A S]5E TRANCE DIGE/+ DREAMS & BIRDSONGS1 ROADSIDE VISIONS1 T5D] ?\<TS ( FRI5DS2 /OP >\ND NOON TO FILL UP ON BREAD & APPLES & *EESE4  ,I CYCLE ?R\< ! AFT]NOON HEAT ) ANGRY /ROKES1 PU%+ PA/ ! FATIGUE & SOR5ESS1 CURS+ C>S ?AT CUT ME (F OR FILL MY LUNGS ) SMOKE1 REVIEW+ ALL ! FAILURES1 ALL ! DISAPPO9TM5TS ( ! YE> GONE BY1 & F9ALLY BY EV5+ FALL 9TO A SORT ( PEACE ?AT FLOATS ?R\< ! LA/ TW5TY KILOMET]S & DOES NOT TRANSC5D ! PA9 & WE>9ESS BUT =GIVES !M1 KN[+ !Y'LL BE BACK 

,!RE'S SOME?+ TO BE SAID = SOLITUDE 9 AN ISOLAT$ WORLD4 ,ALI5ATION DOES NOT NECESS>ILY BUILD WALLS BETWE5 US & O!RS1 SO MU* AS DAMAGE \R ABILITY TO RELATE4 ,ALONE ON ! ROAD1 F> FROM ANYONE ,I KN[1 ,I AM LEFT ) ! S\NDS ( ! WORLD ! ?\<TS 9 MY [N HEAD1 NO MATT] H[ MU* DI/ANCE ,I PUT BETWE5 ONE NI<T'S DREAMS & ! NEXT4 ,:AT ,I GET TO KN[ MO/ 9 ?IS %IFT+ WORLD IS MYSELF4 ,MAYBE ?AT WILL BE A GOOD PLACE TO />T TO F9D O!RS4 

,SOMETIME LATE 9 ! GLIMM]+ ( TWILI<T1 ,I REA*$ ,BREM54 ,ONE ( ! PUNKS 9 ,HAMBURG GAVE ME ! ADDRESS ( A FRI5D ( HIS4 ,:5 ,I %[$ UP ON H] DOOR/EP ?AT ,FRIDAY EV5+ %E 9VIT$ ME 9 BE=E ,I EV5 HAD A *ANCE TO ASK IF ,I C\LD /AY1 !N PROCE$$ TO FE$ ME1 %[ ME ! OLD T[N1 & TAKE ME TO ! MA9 AN>*I/ SOCIAL C5T]1 ALSO A =M] SQUAT N[ LEGALLY [N$ BY ITS ACTIVI/ T5ANTS4  ,I WAS TAK5 9 BY SU* A FEEL+ ( WELCOME & POSSIBILITY1 ,I ?\<T AB\T /AY+ LONG]1 BUT SOME?+ ,I C\LD NOT EXPLA9 9 ANY RATIONAL WAY WAS PU%+ ME ON4 ,I WAS NOT READY TO /OP YET4 ,SO ! NEXT MORN+ ,I PACK$ UP MY BIKE AGA91 EAS$ MY PROTE/+ FUNDAM5T SL[LY BACK ONTO ! SEAT IT SP5T MO/ ( ITS DAYS PRESS$ AGA9/1 & ROLL$ \T OV] ANO!R BRIDGE1 ANO!R RIV]1 MORE FIELDS1 9TO ANO!R UNKN[N4  ,%E HAD DRAWN ME A MAP \T ( T[N1 BUT NEI!R %E NOR ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY CONTACTS 9 ,N$]L&4  ,LACK+ ANY P>TICUL> REASON1 ,I WAS HEAD+ TO ,GRON+51 ) NO PLAN O!R ?AN TO TRY TO MEET FOLKS :5 ,I GOT !RE4  ,BUT IT WAS ANO!R TWO DAYS AWAY4 

,?AT DAY ,I ALMO/ MADE IT TO ! BORD]4  ,I 5D$ UP RE/+ MY BONES 9 ,LE]1 A SMALL CITY NE/L$ 9 ! CROOK ( ! ,L$A & ! ,EMS1 WAT*+ A GIBB\S MOON RISE OV] CON/RUCTION TO ! S\ND ( SWALL[S & CR[S4  ,! BORD] WAS A DOZ5 MILES AWAY1 BUT ALL DAY ,I HAD TO CONV9CE MYSELF ,I WAS /ILL 9 ,DEUTS*L&4  ,! OLD FOLK 9 ,O/FRIESL& SPEAK A /RANGE DIALECT1 ITS [N LANGUAGE REALLY1 & EV]Y:]E ! ACC5TS1 ! SPELL+1 ! >*ITECTURE W]E ALL DIFF]5T4  ,OLD BUILD+S /ILL BORE 9SCRIPTIONS 9 EI!R ,FRIES5 OR ,PLATTDEUTS*1 & ,I C\LD H>DLY UND]/& IT4  ,! DIFF]5CES >E DW9DL+ ) TIME1 OR MORE ACCURATELY UND] ! ONSLAU<T ( A HOMOG5E\S CULTURE ?AT BL>ES =? EV]Y:]E FROM ! SAME ,T,V SCRE5S4  ,BUT = N[ IT FELT LIKE A DIFF]5T C\NTRY1 & )\T ! /ATE1 )\T ! IMPOSITION ( BORD]S & ! CONCOMITANT HOMOG5IZATION IT W\LD BE A DIFF]5T C\NTRY1 ONE ( MANY1 EA* FL[+ SEAMLESSLY 9TO ! NEXT4 

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