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by Wislawa Szymborska 2E
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They both thought [6Nw)r(a(
that a sudden feeling had united them zLHE;
This certainty is beautiful, oI6o$C
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. gQ=g,X4
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They thought they didn't know each other, zkrcsc\Z~0
nothing had ever happened between them. o)hQ]d
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, 9BM 8
they could have passed each other long ago &QQ8ut,;
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I would like to ask them, |vY0[#E8&
if they can remember - d|8iD`sZz
perhaps in a revolving door %Kq`8
face to face one day? i`2X[kc
A "sorry" in the crowd? l[J'FR:
"Wrong number" on the phone? 30Z RKrW"~
- but I know the answer. -n `igC
No, they don't remember. CL-mt5Kx#7
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How surprised they would be C'c9AoE5>
for such a long time already p#Vh[UTl^
fate has been playing with them. <Y9xHn&
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Not quite yet ready &4ScwK:
to change into destiny, =NHzh!
which brings them nearer and yet further, =(~UK9`
barriering their path 0H-~-z8Y
and suppressing a laugh, {LLy4m
leaped aside. 02~+$R]L
There were signs, indications, ZAG iaq
but maybe just undecipherable. lbtVQW0V;o
Three years ago, perhaps krC4O2Fkj
or even last Tuesday, ?5<