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But I cannot watch them.

We try to stop the attackers,

but the men of our village are failing.
Those of us that are left,

we run.
A cloud of bullets fly after us like angry bees.

I feel the burning sting of one on my arm,

but I keep going.

I run,
through the dead trees

and I hear the crunching snow
and I am at the apartment,

and it is quiet.

The men with guns are gone.
And I see Lual

and I move towards him,
but he vanishes.

SLEEP STORY II

(From Mama’s point of view)
I am running with Kek,

and the stampede of people
trying to escape,

and I hear the gunfire,

raining down on the village.

I see Lual and Dak running towards the flames.
I cry out,

but they vanish into the fire.
I pull Kek along.

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