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ON A BALCONY
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232 ʯˌʷʬˋʡ ˋ ʳʩʥʠ ʸʲʨʫʲʬʲʢ ʱʩʩʤ ˋ ʸʩʮ ʥʶ ʨʩʬ˦ ʸʲʮʥʦ ʯʨٷʥʥ ʯʥ˦ ʯʲʩʥʸ˦ ʲʨʸˋʶ ʲʰʩʩʬʷ ʩʩʥʥʶ ʯʥ˦ . ʪʥʡʸʲʣʬʩʡ ˋ ʯʸʲʨʲʬʡ ʩʩʦ . ʨ˦ˋʹʷʰʲʡ ʯʩʠ ʪʩʦ ʯʲʰʲʢʲʢˋʡ ʨʰʲʤ ʲʸʲʩʩʦ . ʯʷʥʶ ʯʥʠ ʪʩʦ ʯʫʥʦ ʯʲʬʱʷˋ ʲʫʩʩʥʥ ʩʣ . ʯʹʦʰˋʸˌ ʸʲʷʩʨʹʸˌʣ ˋ ʸʲʡʩʠ - ˋʹʣʰˋʬ ʸʲʨʩʥʸ ʨ˦ ʸʲʡٷʬ ʲʬʲʤ ʩʣ ʨʸʩʥʥʸˋ˦ ʪʩʦ ʯʡʬʲʥʥ . ʯˋʮ ˋ ʷʩʨʫʲʮ ʨʮʲʸʥʨ ʩʩʦ ʸʲʡʩʠ ʲʩʶˋʸʢ ʲʸʲʥʥʹ ʨʩʮ , ʲʩʶˋʸˌʷʲʣ ʲʷʩʸʲʡʩʠ ʯʥʠ ʲʷʩʨʫʲʸ˝ ˋ ʩʥʥ . 233 ON A BALCONY From a distant summer hot laughter floats toward me from two small and dainty women leafing through a picture book. Their hands meet in longing. Soft shoulders searching, quivering. Over a thirsty, orange-red landscape the bright bodies leap in confusion. A man towers powerfully over them with heavy grace, like a grand and superfluous decoration. ...