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“Rush-hour on the A rain. A blind manstaggers forth, his cane tapping lightlyown the aisle. He leans against the door,raises a violin to chin, and says I’m sorryto bother you, folks. Just listen.And it kills me, the word sorry. As if something like musicshould be forgiven.
He nuzzles into the wood like a lover,inhales, and at the first slow stroke, the crescendoseeps through our skin like warm water, wewho have nothing but destinations, who dream of lightbut descend into the mouths of tunnels, searching.Beads of sweat fall from his brow, making dark roseson the instrument. His head swooning to each chordexhaled through the hollow torso.
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