15
BREEZE
IN
A
HOT
SEASON
“This
could
not
happen
in
ordinary
circumstances”
said
someone
arriving
at
an
extraordinary
moment,
the
kind
from
which
birds
and
small
animals
depart
and
a
quivering
sits
on
maple
leaves
in
a
hot
season.
Breath
told
part
of
a
story:
rapid
pants
for
oxygen,
most
deserting
lungs,
even
in
more
complex
phyla
with
life
experiences;
each
minute
more
stirring
than
the
last;
caution
transforming
into
panic
unusual
away
from
the
forest.
Sirens
forced
their
howls
and
lights
flashed
from
the
road,
chugging
vehicles
themselves
redolent
of
sweet
rescue,
but
their
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