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| july 22-2003 |
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| powerlines extend through the city |
| connecting to substations
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| tracing out past the industrial suburbs
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| july 18-2003 |
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| the breakfast special |
| started at 4am |
| but he couldnt wait |
| for the clock to dictate |
| when too eat |
| so he ordered a coffee |
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| santa monica, ca |
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| july 15-2003 |
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| exhaustion from the road |
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| sore legs and burning eyes |
| but he knew he was close |
| he could smell it in the air |
| the breath of the pacific
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| palm springs, ca |
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| july 13-2003 |
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| movement became |
| a way of life |
| always leaving |
| before things became tired |
| but he was running out of |
| reasons to leave |
so he tried to think
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| july 12-2003 |
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| he re-lived the scenerios |
| in his mind, weighing |
| the consequences of action |
| vs the comfort of doing nothing |
| he went for a big gulp instead |
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| venice, ca |
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| july 10-2003 |
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| leaving the border station |
| windows down |
| driving in circles |
| slowly moving |
| in the wrong direction |
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| mexicali, bc mexico |
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| july 08-2003 |
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| randomly scanning the radio |
| for words he could understatnd |
| but it turned out better |
| to make up his own words |
| to the sounds of mariachi |
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| july 07-2003 |
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| scattered cassette tapes |
| and packages of melting
gum |
| fill a glove compartment |
| where an insurance and |
| registration card |
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| imperial valley, ca |
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| july 06-2003 |
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| driving past blue plastic flags |
| blowing in the dry hot
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| moving toward the arbitrary line
on the map |
| where all roads end |
| replaced by a steel fence |
| guarded by white jeeps |
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| july 04-2003 |
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| a '47 dodge flat bed truck |
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down rural roads
past lawn chairs, |
curious cattle,and rolling hills,
keeps going past the fairgrounds, |
bbq stand, softball game
to the edge of town |
| to the freeway |
| they're not coming back |
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| july 01-2003 |
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| ordering food |
| from a silver truck |
| on lincoln blvd |
| leaning against chain link |
| eating from a paper plate |
| all in the name of research |
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