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The wet edge of a softened day recoiled at crow call. An amputated dog at play on spring green earth. Cacophony of murmuring, presentient of parting. The yellow heat of wattle in unseasoned settlement. The still born lamb removed at birth. A coffee scented warmth. So sudden, all this life. Its cyclical meandering Skied, wing edged, yet, still ending in one long and indrawn breath. Maria Fletcher Taken looking out over farmland from a verandah on a spring morning at Yarlington, 15th August 2001, 11.15 am.