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They both thought #\"8sY,j
that a sudden feeling had united them Y.sf^}
This certainty is beautiful, S ])YU?e
but uncertainty is more beautiful still. .J#xlOa-
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They thought they didn't know each other, 1!/cd;{B
nothing had ever happened between them. x2ln$dSy7
These streets, these stairs, this corridors, BP6;dF5E
they could have passed each other long ago ',n;ag`c
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I would like to ask them, |tP1,[w">
if they can remember - , d ?4"8_
perhaps in a revolving door -iGt]mbJkP
face to face one day? .Ej `!
A "sorry" in the crowd? Ne,7[k
"Wrong number" on the phone? 2f] :n
- but I know the answer. D "j
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No, they don't remember. &_HSrU
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How surprised they would be 3Zs|arde2
for such a long time already Na=9ju
fate has been playing with them. JXUnhjB,B
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Not quite yet ready ?/9]"HFHN
to change into destiny, .qi$X!0
which brings them nearer and yet further, ]|<PV5SY3.
barriering their path 8N4W}YBs
and suppressing a laugh, FSoL|lH
leaped aside. zLc.4k
There were signs, indications, @xH|(
but maybe just undecipherable. "zc@(OA[z
Three years ago, perhaps ag]b]K
or even last Tuesday, t }7hD
this leaf flying w-FZ`OA`D
from one shoulder to another? Z^`&