Square one was always the runt of the litter<\/p>\n
but then again we all have to start somewhere.<\/p>\n
The longer we traverse, the more we become wont to<\/p>\n
it all; every last bump & crack in the long-neglected pavement,<\/p>\n
the shrubbery on all sides that generously provides shade on those<\/p>\n
sweltering dog days.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It’s all a bit much but there’s no such thing as being too prepared.<\/p>\n
In the middle is mostly hinterlands, not much to see apart from a few<\/p>\n
tumbleweeds & the siren song of the long-abandoned wolves pawing their<\/p>\n
way through the desert. But it’s only a temporary setback on the long road out<\/p>\n
of misery. In the blink of an eye, you’ll arrive at the terminus, sprawling as far as the<\/p>\n
eye can see. That’s when you’ll realize the road was the answer all along.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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