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The fields around us were filled with
white and...
| The fields around us were filled with
white and blue and yellow flowers, and bees buzzed everywhere
Moving ahead one step at a time, I thought of nothing but the scene
passing before my eyes
The slope gave out after another ten minutes, and we gained a level
plateauWe rested there, wiping the sweat off, catching
our breath and drinking from our water bottlesReiko found a leaf and
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used it to make a whistle
The trail entered a gentle downward slope amid tall, waving thickets
of plume grassWe walked on for some 15 minutes before passing
through a villageThere were no signs of humanity here, and the
dozen or so houses were all in varying states of decayWaist-high
grass grew among saddle handbags the houses, and dry, white gobs of pigeon
droppings clung to holes in the wallsOnly the pillars survived in the
case of one collapsed building, while others looked ready to be lived
in as soon as you opened the storm shuttersThese dead, silent houses
pressed against either side of the road as we slipped through
"People lived in this village until seven or eight years ago," Reiko
informed me"This was farmland around hereBut they all cleared
outLife was just too hardThey'd be trapped when the snow piled up
in the winterAnd the soil isn't particularly fertileThey could make a
better living in the city
"What a waste," I said"Some of the houses look perfectly usable
"Some hippies tried d |
Posted: 7:01 PM, 7/8/2010 |
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