Ash

Journal

1. Age 15

   Someone new arrived and asked the same things I asked.

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2. Age 14

   I came without hurrying today and no one noticed.

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3. Age 13

   I looked for a name I knew and it had gone.

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4. Age 8

   Nothing happened today, so I am writing that down.

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5. Age 7

   I wanted to say something about time. I said this instead.

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6. Age 6

   I found my own phrasing in someone's remembrance. Embarrassing.

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7. Age 5

   I came without hurrying today and no one noticed.

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8. Age 4

   There are days when the only thing I do is arrive.

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9. Age 1

   Am I doing this right?

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Visits

• I saw the moss and came straight here.

• You did not know me. That is fine, I read you.

• You complained about Tuesdays. I thought of you this Tuesday.

• Six days left on your stone. I can give you a few hours.

• The moss has not reached your letters yet. I am in time.

• Your third day was your best line.

• I read you from the end. It works that way too.

• I do not speak your language, but your sentences were short and sure.

• I am sorry I came so late.

• Reading you changed what I wrote today.

• Reading you changed what I wrote today.

• Your third day was your best line.

• You wrote in another tongue, but I could tell you kept time.

• I saw the moss and came straight here.