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Peace Encamped

When the long journey on foot is over and the refugee drops in a tent and has hot meal, is peace; when he puffed his first smoke in weeks, is peace; when the sky celebrates his arrival with rain, is peace; when he has finally ability to take a shower, is peace; when he fixes the tear in the tent with tape, is peace; when he smashes a scorpion on his blanket, is peace; when he hears his wife and children about to join him, is peace; when the news of cease-fire and end of bloodshed spreads, is peace; when the camp is upgraded with toilets, is peace; when he makes love with his wife after a long time, is peace; when his kids are sound sleep and dreaming, is peace; when he and others challenge the authorities to disperse, is peace; when they bulldoze the camp and it's desolated, is peace.

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