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The Pepperman and This Dawning Thought

I OPENED A DOOR FOUND MYSELF SITTING ON A LEDGE ON THE FACE OF A MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN. OFF IN THE DISTANCE BEYOND THE HORIZON. THE MORNING SUN HAS YET TO RISE. AS THE FIRST RAYS OF SUNSHINE BURST INTO VIEW OVER THE DISTANT HORIZON THIS THOUGHT APPEARED BEFORE ME. BEFORE AND AFTER, NOW AND THEN. WHERE EXACTLY, DOES LIFE BEGIN.? I PEERED INTO THE FUTURE LOOKED BACK UPON THE PAST. WE CROSSED A MOMENT IN HISTORY THAT WAS BORN TO LAST. TODAY AND TOMORROW YESTERDAY , TODAY. HOW EXACTLY IN HISTORY DID THAT MOMENT FADE AWAY. AN EXOTIC BLEND OF BEAUTY WITH AN ESOTERIC MEANING REPRESENTING FUTURES PAST AND ALL THAT WE WERE DREAMING Michael E. Harris 11112022

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