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+last
+passenger
+memory
+works
+strangely
+spooling
+its
+thread
+over
+the
+nails
+of
+events
+barely
+related
+creating
+finally
+some
+picture
+if
+we're
+lucky
+of
+a
+life
+but
+more
+likely
+it
+knots
+itself
+catches
+on
+a
+nail
+or
+in
+our
+throats
+that
+gasp
+as
+it
+binds
+our
+necks
+for
+air
+an
+example
+today
+marks
+one
+hundred
+years
+since
+your
+namesake
+the
+last
+living
+passenger
+pigeon
+died
+in
+cincinnati
+it
+also
+marks
+a
+year
+since
+we
+last
+spoke
+although
+around
+the
+world
+zoos
+mourn
+her
+loss
+i'm
+done
+with
+you
+i
+mourn
+no
+more
+your
+voice
+the
+first
+sound
+i
+heard
+outside
+my
+body
+that
+reached
+into
+my
+throat
+and
+set
+me
+ringing
+but
+that
+string
+memory
+that
+feels
+sometimes
+more
+like
+a
+tide
+has
+yoked
+together
+bound
+your
+voice
+to
+that
+bird
+the
+frozen
+stuffed
+forgotten
+pigeon
+my
+heart
+is
+too
+easy
+but
+it
+must
+do
+to
+blink
+to
+flex
+its
+unused
+toes
+slowly
+thaw
+to
+the
+wetness
+of
+beating
+wings
+fly
+to
+me
+again
+and
+alight
+singing
+full-throated
+on
+my
+broken
+shoulder

diff --git a/river/last-passenger.river b/river/last-passenger.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a12de9 --- /dev/null +++ b/river/last-passenger.river
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	1	last
	2	passenger
	3	memory
	4	works
	5	strangely
	6	spooling
	7	its
	8	thread
	9	over
	10	the
	11	nails
	12	of
	13	events
	14	barely
	15	related
	16	creating
	17	finally
	18	some
	19	picture
	20	if
	21	we're
	22	lucky
	23	of
	24	a
	25	life
	26	but
	27	more
	28	likely
	29	it
	30	knots
	31	itself
	32	catches
	33	on
	34	a
	35	nail
	36	or
	37	in
	38	our
	39	throats
	40	that
	41	gasp
	42	as
	43	it
	44	binds
	45	our
	46	necks
	47	for
	48	air
	49	an
	50	example
	51	today
	52	marks
	53	one
	54	hundred
	55	years
	56	since
	57	your
	58	namesake
	59	the
	60	last
	61	living
	62	passenger
	63	pigeon
	64	died
	65	in
	66	cincinnati
	67	it
	68	also
	69	marks
	70	a
	71	year
	72	since
	73	we
	74	last
	75	spoke
	76	although
	77	around
	78	the
	79	world
	80	zoos
	81	mourn
	82	her
	83	loss
	84	i'm
	85	done
	86	with
	87	you
	88	i
	89	mourn
	90	no
	91	more
	92	your
	93	voice
	94	the
	95	first
	96	sound
	97	i
	98	heard
	99	outside
	100	my
	101	body
	102	that
	103	reached
	104	into
	105	my
	106	throat
	107	and
	108	set
	109	me
	110	ringing
	111	but
	112	that
	113	string
	114	memory
	115	that
	116	feels
	117	sometimes
	118	more
	119	like
	120	a
	121	tide
	122	has
	123	yoked
	124	together
	125	bound
	126	your
	127	voice
	128	to
	129	that
	130	bird
	131	the
	132	frozen
	133	stuffed
	134	forgotten
	135	pigeon
	136	my
	137	heart
	138	is
	139	too
	140	easy
	141	but
	142	it
	143	must
	144	do
	145	to
	146	blink
	147	to
	148	flex
	149	its
	150	unused
	151	toes
	152	slowly
	153	thaw
	154	to
	155	the
	156	wetness
	157	of
	158	beating
	159	wings
	160	fly
	161	to
	162	me
	163	again
	164	and
	165	alight
	166	singing
	167	full-throated
	168	on
	169	my
	170	broken
	171	shoulder