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27 Why Maria Elena Calls the Boy’s Name So Many Times in a Day Because any minute it will rain—because skylines are false. Because there’s always sparrow’s dust in his hair, bark-colored. Because that scrap of her voice makes the boy sway in place like a dangled chain. Because the neighbor’s dog is in the garden again, always in the garden. Because when the boy plays, the neighbors emerge from their houses like they’re listening for a sound, their ears pressed groundward. Because a boy in a storm grays the hair of a mother, while a sad necklace sways from her throat. ...

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