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Hotel, Soldiers Field Road, Boston
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Hotel,SoldiersFieldRoad,Boston Likeswimmingintoawarmcurrentinanorthernlake, thesestars, fromthewindowofaDaystopInn, unexpectedasthesenseI’vehad thatIcouldhavelovedastrangerjustforonesmallgesture, justforbeinginaparticularmoment. Icannotguesswhatconflationoflight,body,placewillbe theantidoteforthissluiceofdays—whatwillstirme fromnumbness.Tonightit’sasound—chink-clink— mansearchingadumpsterforbottles,cansworth fivecentseach.Butitcouldhavebeenanything— amilk-carton-waxed-museumofmissingchildren, orsmaller—theCubanbeehummingbird weighinglessthanoneteaspoonofsugar. ...