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The snow disappears from the ground,

and my eyes already feel better.
We look ahead,

and now there are many trees and bushes in front of us.
Mama leads me through the land of trees

to a place with dark green tents.
There is a person in front of the tents,

but I do not know who yet.

As we come closer, I see it’s Dave.
I haven’t seen him since the flying boat came down out of the sky.

You’ll be safe here, Dave says to us,
and Mama nods.

We walk into the land of many tents.

SLEEP STORY II

(From Ganwar’s point of view)
I’m in the apartment.

Kek and
his mother are there,

but my mother isn’t.

Kek is watching TV,
and his mother is in the kitchen

washing some dishes.
Where’s my mother? I ask Kek’s mother.

Kek’s head turns from the TV to me

as if it was a crazy question.
And how did you get here? I ask, again, to Kek’s mother.

He looks at his mother,
and then back at me.

Where’s my mother,
I repeat when no one answers.

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