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KISSED MY HAND
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58 * * ʨʰˋʤ ʯٷʮ ʨʹʥʷʲʢ ʨʷʥʷʲʢʮʥʸˋ ʪʩʦ ʯʥʠ ʨʰˋʤ ʯٷʮ ʨʹʥʷʲʢ , ʱ ʩʶ ' ʸʲʰʩʩʷ ʨʩʰ ʨʲʦ . ʨʷʥʶʲʢ ʬʥʷ ʯٷʣ ʨˌʤ ʲʡʩʬ ʸʲʱʩʥʸʢ ʯʥ˦ , ʨʷʥʸʲʢ˝ˌ ʪˌʣ ʷʩʨʫʩʦʸˌ˦ ʪʩʦ ʨʱˌʤ ʯʥʠ , ʱ ʯʲʥʥ ' ʸʲʰʩʩʠ ʯʲʢʰˋʢʲʢٷʡʸˋ˦ ʦʩʠ . “ ʢˌʨ ʸʲʣ , ʸʲʸʲٷʨ ʯٷʮ , ʯʩʩʹ ʦʩʠ ʯʲʥʥʲʢ , ʯʩʩʹ ʥʶ , ʯʸʲʷʥʶʷʩʸʥʶ ʨʥʢ ʥʶ ... ” ʱ ʯʥʠ ' ʯʲʥʥʲʢ ʨʸˌʥʥ ʱʲʣʲʩ ʯٷʣ ʦʩʠ ʯʸʲʢˋʡ ʯʥʠ ʯʲʩʥʸʨʸˋ˦ ʨʩʮ ʬʥ˦ . ʯʸʲʨʹ ʲʨʹʸʲ ʩʣ ʪʩʩʥʥ ʯʨʫʩʥʬʲʢ˦ʩʥʠ ʯʡˌʤ ʱʲ ʯʲʥʥ ʯʥʠ , ʨʥʤ ʯٷʣ ʨʫʩʸʸˋ˦ ʥʨʱˌʤ , ʭʥʸʷ ʯʱʲʦʲʢ ʦʩʠ ʱˌʥʥ , ʭʥʨʹ ʯʥʠ ʨʸʩʸʲʢ ʪʩʦ ʨʰʢʲʦʲʢ ʥʨʱˌʤ ˋʹʲʢʷʲʥʥˋ ʪʩʦ ʯʥʠ ʺʥʮʩʲʰʡ ʨʸ - ʭʥʸ˦ ʭʩʩʤ ʸʲʰʲʨʬˌʹʸˋ˦ ʯٷʣ ʯʩʠ . ʯʸʥ˗ʩʹ ʨʱʬˌʦ ʥʣ ʯʬʲʥʥ ʪʩʠ ʨʬˌʥʥ ʨʹʸʲʡʩʬ , ʯʲʩʥʸ˦ʰʱˋʢ ʨʩʮ ʯʸʲʢʬˋʥʥ ʪʩʦ ʨʱʬˌʦ . 59 KISSED MY HAND Kissed my hand and looked around, to see if anyone had noticed. Your voice quavered with passion as you carefully moved away when someone came by. “My dear, the day was beautiful, too beautiful, too pleasant to turn back . . .” And every word you uttered was full of confidence and desire. When the first stars shone softly, you straightened your hat, which sat awry, bade an emotional and silent farewell and slunk off with pious grace to your accursed home. I’d rather you were drunk and carousing with women of the streets. ...