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Terrence Foch leaves the gorgeous little American town. The situation at the campsite was too bad, but it afforded him the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful place with nice people for a day. He’s taking the advice of the deputy, and he’ll take the alternate route to his new location.
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It’s just as the deputy explained. There’s a row of estates along one side of the road, and a ravine on the other. He rides along a ridge, and he doesn’t see a car for a couple of hours. His bike has a light in the front, as does his helmet. The back of his bike has one of those flashing red lights. It’s a great time, riding at night.
As he heads out over a hill, what he sees is unexpected. The deputy must have steered him wrong, because laid out in front of him should not be such a large city. He doesn’t know where he is. Why is there such a large city out here? His map did not reflect this.
It’s dark, he has no phone signal. He’ll go forward. He’ll figure it out when he gets there. He has a couple of days to get straightened out.
As he rides the ridge, the road narrows radically. As he nears the town, he’s practically squeezing between a brick wall and a wooden fence. He comes to an alley, where going the way he came is the only way out. Unless he goes into the building. That’s what he does. Goes into the building. He’s riding through the hallway of a sparsely occupied building. There are glimpses of people, and peripheral evidences of activity.
He winds all through this building in the only ways that he can. There are no choices. It’s a long corridor. Not well-lit, the hallway has brown, mat carpeting, and the general ambiance of the place is clinical. It’s not residential.
He finally spills out of the building and finds himself in a square, at an intersection. There are a couple of people with him, two women. One of whom he feels an immediate affinity for. The three of them are looking at a map.
The map makes no sense. It’s not a place he recognizes, and it’s not where he needs to be, but he has to understand it in order to get to his intended destination. On the other hand, he really likes being near this woman who is also trying to navigate the strange map.
Terrence feels good about this situation. He feels lucky to have gotten lost, he never would have encountered this woman. His mind and his heart are open to whatever is going to happen. He has something to figure out while he’s in the middle of this important re-location.
463 Words.
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Terrence Foch leaves the gorgeous little American town. The situation at the campsite was too bad, but it afforded him the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful place with nice people for a day. He’s taking the advice of the deputy, and he’ll take the alternate route to his new location.
* Get my $5 eBook | The political class in 15 minutes or less
* Use this link for discounted tech items | Refurbished, open box, etc.
* Read and share my GiveSendGo for a good description of The Arc of The Bard.
It’s just as the deputy explained. There’s a row of estates along one side of the road, and a ravine on the other. He rides along a ridge, and he doesn’t see a car for a couple of hours. His bike has a light in the front, as does his helmet. The back of his bike has one of those flashing red lights. It’s a great time, riding at night.
As he heads out over a hill, what he sees is unexpected. The deputy must have steered him wrong, because laid out in front of him should not be such a large city. He doesn’t know where he is. Why is there such a large city out here? His map did not reflect this.
It’s dark, he has no phone signal. He’ll go forward. He’ll figure it out when he gets there. He has a couple of days to get straightened out.
As he rides the ridge, the road narrows radically. As he nears the town, he’s practically squeezing between a brick wall and a wooden fence. He comes to an alley, where going the way he came is the only way out. Unless he goes into the building. That’s what he does. Goes into the building. He’s riding through the hallway of a sparsely occupied building. There are glimpses of people, and peripheral evidences of activity.
He winds all through this building in the only ways that he can. There are no choices. It’s a long corridor. Not well-lit, the hallway has brown, mat carpeting, and the general ambiance of the place is clinical. It’s not residential.
He finally spills out of the building and finds himself in a square, at an intersection. There are a couple of people with him, two women. One of whom he feels an immediate affinity for. The three of them are looking at a map.
The map makes no sense. It’s not a place he recognizes, and it’s not where he needs to be, but he has to understand it in order to get to his intended destination. On the other hand, he really likes being near this woman who is also trying to navigate the strange map.
Terrence feels good about this situation. He feels lucky to have gotten lost, he never would have encountered this woman. His mind and his heart are open to whatever is going to happen. He has something to figure out while he’s in the middle of this important re-location.
463 Words.
Here’s Part 1
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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit commercialherschel.substack.com/subscribe