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Kate Natishan

FLEETING

They met. She spoke. He spoke. They sat, they talked. He smiled. She
l~ughed. He rose. She hesitated. They exchanged. He promised. She be-
lieved. He called. She smiled. He laughed.
He changed. She knew. He prayed. She hoped. They called. He talked.
She cried. He knew. She prayed. He changed. She broke. They promised.
She called. He didn't. They grew.
She dated, he dated. She travelled. He learned. She smiled. He cried. She
met, she married, she loved. He met, he loved, they left. He travelled. She
travelled. They met.
He sat. She sat. He looked, she looked. She smiled. He recognized. He
ask~d. She told. Job, married, children, happy. She asked. He told. Job,
datmg, lonely, wanting. They talked. She rose. He hesitated. She waited.
Th~y exchanged. He promised. She believed. They left. He called. She
sffiIled. He laughed.

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