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He took from his sack
a bottle of water, and
a bottle of mayonnaise labeled "Kyupi",
and he sat down and enjoyed a banquet
of H2O and
of bamboo shoots
dipped in the local mayo.
After his evening meal
the man took a walk in the woods in darkness
and spotted Katie and Susan O'Brien returning home
and naturally, offered a "daijoubu",
inquiring about the well-being
of his two special young neighbors
who passed by nearly unnoticed,
and upon hearing his voice
suddenly ran away.
And later in the evening
he began to hear an exquisite and simple melody
plucked gently nearby on a piano
so he took from his pack his well worn flute
and with improvisation
played along for a while.
And with his final chore of the day,
nearly forgotten by these
transporting and companion melodies
on piano and flute,
the man retreived a cell phone
from his bag,
and to his team on the other end reported,
"I'm all set-up. Let's spread the party out."
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The next morning the girls awoke
to unbearable sadness
with a determination
to not only make it through the long day ahead
but to seek out and to meet face-to-face
the mysterious flautist of Snake Mountain.
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(Chapter 6 coming Wednesday, July 10, 2006, 11:00 pm Mexico City Time.)
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