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Days Walking - 100

Wow, 100 days and no fatalities. I'm surprised. And pleased.

All right, if there are any knowledgeable military types reading this, can you give me a reason why three crew-cut clean-shaven truck drivers wearing BDU’s were driving three matching, cute Albertsons TANKER TRUCKS with ‘Jones Dairy’ and ‘Got Milk?’ on the sides?

I mean, I’m pretty gullible when it comes to believing government propaganda, but these were some rather Semper Fi milkmen. I offered up a silent prayer as they passed, hoping that they would not hit a caribou and jackknife, spilling their almost certainly toxic cargo into the heart of beautiful Ack.

Kato - Actually asking for me to post my poem, hmn. I thought you guys were probably bored of my poetry! You probably are, and Kato is just being nice… Not that I mind, of course. This one is the only good piece of the three I wrote the other day:

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Denial………………………………........................By Litany Webb

oh doubtful debtor
my apostle of beauty
gleaning small graces
gently tracing quiet glory with tongue's tender tip
mouthing whet words
liquid syllables
mummed into memory
yielding salvation unto the self only
daring the weeping edge of the world
not to cry
refusing it reason to

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You know, I really expected that I would do more writing on this voyage than I have. I'm just so wrung out by the end of the day. It's hard to summon the motivation to move, once I lie down.

I'm not proud to admit this, but there have been days when I seriously considered just wetting myself rather than make the effort to get up. I never did, but I came close once. Of course, that was like a month ago, in the era of winds at 35 below zero, so who could blame me for considering that? At least it would be warm. Briefly.

No critters to report today. Wait - we did see some caribou off in the far distance, but no close encounters. That's fine with me. I can use a good night's sleep right about now.

Night Night.

Litany Webb, signing off

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