small_red_friend
raze
none
of
the
elements
he
was
comprised
of
were
anything
remarkable,
but
he
pulsed
with
a
strange
magic
that
had
no
clear
origin
or
explanation.
he
tried
to
touch
the
sun
,
coming
only
close
enough
to
say
hello
to
a
star
that
refused
to
return
the
greeting
.
when
i
held
him
in
my
hand
,
his
skin
was
wet
with
oil
disguised
as
sweat
.
and
when
i
opened
him
up
,
his
guts
were
a
network
of
silver
wristwatches whirring
with
quiet
fury.
well
-kept
time
was
his
lifeblood. pennies
and
salt
fell
like
water
from
a
faucet,
to
cool
his
improvised intestines,
and
i
felt
concern
for
a
creature
wiser
and
more
naive
than
i
could
ever
hope
to
be
.
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