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101 demonstrators one thousand one hundred one it doesn’t matter the number they came and walked for peace we joined our fellow citizens to voice dissent and have a good walk my children carried signs (peace, please) and looked earnest my mother held their small hands my co-worker smiled for the crowd waify girls in black velvet carried a coffin with the words 500,000 Iraqi children painted graffiti style there were peace signs in English and Arabic and Spanish (no Hebrew) people carrying oleander branches (not olive) marching along tidily (no South African bouncing) 102 the Palestinians in front of us had a drum to give a rhythm a beat for feet and shouts and occasional laughter (nervous levity) a group of unshaven young businessmen (purposely scruffy for the occasion) tempted the police by crossing the yellow line then smiled at the crowd encouraged enthusiasm for their daring veterans and grandmothers and hippies and preppies and women with their hair covered and women with their bellies uncovered carried pictures and signs and babies and hope all trying to save a nation or two or a thousand it doesn’t matter the number ...

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