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Encounter
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65 encounter Then,inthebuswherestrangeeyesarebelievedtoburn downintoseparatedepths,oursmingled,lured outofthecrowdlikewings—andasfast,asblurred. Webrushedpasttheothersandrose.Wehadflighttolearn, singleaswings,tillwesawwecouldmergewithaturn, archingourgazingtogether.Weformedonebird, focussed,attentive.Flyinginsilence,weheard theairpastourfeathers,thewindthroughourfeet,andthechurn ofwheelsinthedark.Nowwehavesettled.Wemove calmly,twobalancedcreatures.Openedchild, womanorman,companionwithwhomI’veflown throughthisremembering,lost,incarnatelove, turningaway,wewillland,growingmorewild withsolitude,morealone,thanwecouldhaveknown. ...