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there
’s
only
two
directions
possible
:
either
you
’re
coming
or
going
.
alright
,
fine
.
if
you
want
to
get
technical
about
it
there
is
a
third option:
the
borrow
ditch
running
roadside
to
the
open
shoulder
;
no
guardrail,
no
wiggle
room
.
why
do
you
keep
praying
for
a
deus ex machina
to
swoop
in
and
save
you
?
are
you
stalling?
does
pity
or
solicitude sustain
this
careening toward
a
forked
future
?
l
’appel du vide tugs
the
wheel
in
your
hands
.
a
part
of
you
is
dying
,
yes
.
you
’re
not
yet
steeled
to
let
that
parcel
of
you
go
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from