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Agree with Sheila. And the way it moves to that ending, in the air.
J 
________________________Jill Jones www.jilljones.com.au 

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Sent:Wed, 5 Nov 2014 10:45:54 -0700
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 I hear this vividly, Lawrence. It is highly charged. The visual
enters the
 auditory in a way that resonates.

 On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 3:53 AM, Lawrence Upton 
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 > prewar material; cut to
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 > camera lens, curling at the edges,
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 > one tower above many antennae,
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 > weapon barrels
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 > a shallow rise out of straight, slow climbing curves
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 > returning to straight
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 > a raised eye brow
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 > back of my hand
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 > Tall poles set in heath.
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 > A monkey up a pole gesticulating
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 > with one upstretched arm.
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 > It is dressed in a rhinestone suit.
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 > Sunset in one hour and a half.
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 > Sleet falling in shining air.
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