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+he
+wrote
+jokes
+on
+the
+top
+of
+a
+page
+in
+his
+notebook
+he
+had
+run
+out
+of
+notecards
+and
+hadn't
+been
+able
+to
+convince
+his
+mother
+to
+go
+to
+the
+office
+supply
+store
+for
+him
+he
+left
+a
+space
+underneath
+it
+and
+wrote
+tell
+us
+a
+joke
+the
+listeners
+say
+to
+the
+clown
+they
+have
+gather
+together
+in
+the
+clearing
+because
+they
+have
+heard
+he
+would
+be
+there
+and
+they
+have
+heard
+he
+knew
+very
+funny
+jokes
+that
+were
+also
+true
+tell
+us
+a
+joke
+that
+is
+true
+they
+say
+the
+clown
+does
+not
+move
+from
+the
+stump
+he
+doesn't
+move
+at
+all
+the
+listeners
+watch
+gap-mouthed
+as
+a
+butterfly
+lands
+on
+his
+hat
+a
+breeze
+ruffles
+his
+coat
+and
+the
+butterfly
+flies
+away
+hours
+pass
+the
+listeners
+grow
+impatient
+some
+begin
+yelling
+insults
+at
+the
+clown
+eventually
+they
+begin
+to
+walk
+away
+into
+the
+woods
+the
+moon
+rises
+on
+the
+clearing
+the
+only
+people
+left
+are
+the
+clown
+and
+a
+listener
+the
+last
+listener
+she
+has
+been
+waiting
+for
+the
+joke
+a
+long
+time
+the
+clown
+opens
+his
+mouth
+and
+she
+leans
+in
+closer
+to
+hear
+he
+closes
+it
+as
+a
+tear
+falls
+onto
+his
+coat
+then
+another
+he
+opens
+his
+mouth
+again
+in
+a
+sob
+the
+listener
+walks
+over
+to
+him
+and
+puts
+a
+hand
+on
+his
+shoulder
+i'm
+sorry
+says
+the
+clown
+sorry
+for
+what
+she
+asks
+i
+don't
+know
+i
+don't
+know
+any
+jokes
+he
+disappears
+the
+last
+listener
+sits
+on
+the
+log
+and
+looks
+at
+the
+sky
+there
+are
+no
+stars

diff --git a/joke.river b/joke.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0b736c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/joke.river
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	1	he
	2	wrote
	3	jokes
	4	on
	5	the
	6	top
	7	of
	8	a
	9	page
	10	in
	11	his
	12	notebook
	13	he
	14	had
	15	run
	16	out
	17	of
	18	notecards
	19	and
	20	hadn't
	21	been
	22	able
	23	to
	24	convince
	25	his
	26	mother
	27	to
	28	go
	29	to
	30	the
	31	office
	32	supply
	33	store
	34	for
	35	him
	36	he
	37	left
	38	a
	39	space
	40	underneath
	41	it
	42	and
	43	wrote
	44	tell
	45	us
	46	a
	47	joke
	48	the
	49	listeners
	50	say
	51	to
	52	the
	53	clown
	54	they
	55	have
	56	gather
	57	together
	58	in
	59	the
	60	clearing
	61	because
	62	they
	63	have
	64	heard
	65	he
	66	would
	67	be
	68	there
	69	and
	70	they
	71	have
	72	heard
	73	he
	74	knew
	75	very
	76	funny
	77	jokes
	78	that
	79	were
	80	also
	81	true
	82	tell
	83	us
	84	a
	85	joke
	86	that
	87	is
	88	true
	89	they
	90	say
	91	the
	92	clown
	93	does
	94	not
	95	move
	96	from
	97	the
	98	stump
	99	he
	100	doesn't
	101	move
	102	at
	103	all
	104	the
	105	listeners
	106	watch
	107	gap-mouthed
	108	as
	109	a
	110	butterfly
	111	lands
	112	on
	113	his
	114	hat
	115	a
	116	breeze
	117	ruffles
	118	his
	119	coat
	120	and
	121	the
	122	butterfly
	123	flies
	124	away
	125	hours
	126	pass
	127	the
	128	listeners
	129	grow
	130	impatient
	131	some
	132	begin
	133	yelling
	134	insults
	135	at
	136	the
	137	clown
	138	eventually
	139	they
	140	begin
	141	to
	142	walk
	143	away
	144	into
	145	the
	146	woods
	147	the
	148	moon
	149	rises
	150	on
	151	the
	152	clearing
	153	the
	154	only
	155	people
	156	left
	157	are
	158	the
	159	clown
	160	and
	161	a
	162	listener
	163	the
	164	last
	165	listener
	166	she
	167	has
	168	been
	169	waiting
	170	for
	171	the
	172	joke
	173	a
	174	long
	175	time
	176	the
	177	clown
	178	opens
	179	his
	180	mouth
	181	and
	182	she
	183	leans
	184	in
	185	closer
	186	to
	187	hear
	188	he
	189	closes
	190	it
	191	as
	192	a
	193	tear
	194	falls
	195	onto
	196	his
	197	coat
	198	then
	199	another
	200	he
	201	opens
	202	his
	203	mouth
	204	again
	205	in
	206	a
	207	sob
	208	the
	209	listener
	210	walks
	211	over
	212	to
	213	him
	214	and
	215	puts
	216	a
	217	hand
	218	on
	219	his
	220	shoulder
	221	i'm
	222	sorry
	223	says
	224	the
	225	clown
	226	sorry
	227	for
	228	what
	229	she
	230	asks
	231	i
	232	don't
	233	know
	234	i
	235	don't
	236	know
	237	any
	238	jokes
	239	he
	240	disappears
	241	the
	242	last
	243	listener
	244	sits
	245	on
	246	the
	247	log
	248	and
	249	looks
	250	at
	251	the
	252	sky
	253	there
	254	are
	255	no
	256	stars