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Well, I’ve done it, I’ve been to Nebraska.

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I can’t say it’s really all that different from Kansas. That’s true of every state crossing, I guess. The borders feel especially arbitrary out here, all straight lines and perfect corners. The roads are all so straight too. Though I have started to wander more, dipping into suburbs and rural areas, keeping my eyes peeled.

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I was gonna head back through Kansas the way I came before I start West again. I thought...I don’t know, it can’t hurt to go past where I saw that dog one more time and see if I can catch him again.

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I keep running through it in my head, what would I say if I actually saw a person in flesh and blood. I didn’t really get to choose my first words to you, Birdie, because I was just speaking to...the concept of humanity I guess, but seeing someone in person would be different, wouldn’t it.

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I’d start with my name maybe. Say it was good to see them because it would be good to see them. Ask them their name, ask if they’re okay, where they’re from. But from there...I have no idea how to carry on that conversation. Do I jump right into asking about what happened six years ago? Or is that rude?

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Where’s Emily Post when you need her, huh?

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It’s all a moot point. A fantasy, a daydream. And those can get dangerous if you let them take root.

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