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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Listen Closely!

Screams. Primal responses expressing deep feelings. They should be heard. They should be tended.

I think of a carful of friends, laughing, yelling over each other, as they head towards a sharp curve, beyond which a bridge has been washed out. A couple who just escaped the deadly plunge stands on the side of the road, screaming for the car to stop. No one hears. Someone…