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i felt the flutter twice today.

there were kids climbing trees. two little girls, playing amoungst branches. imagining. laughing, making up games, pretending to be sailors. so charming and delightfully risky.

there was a family playing scrabble around the kitchen table. during my walk through the streets. i peeked through a curtainless window. there they were, snug in the glow of living room light with heads full of triple word scores.