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Knock-knock, Come in, hey Bernie what’s up? Harry, you want to go to Peru? Peru? What’s in Peru? Active volcanoes! I’m going to jump into one. WHAT? Abby left me and I have nothing to live for. Bernie, I’m not Dr. Kevorkian. Come on H, I already have the tickets, one round trip for you to come home. Pack your 35 milliliter camera with the zoom lens and let’s go to Peru. Bernie, my camera, and I at the west base of Ubinas; outside of Lima, Peru The smell of hot wafting through the ashen skies, Ubinas is very active Take a picture of this H, Bernie held up a 15x8 foot sign : Abby I LOVE YOU He headed up the volcano ; about 500 feet he turned around and waved : Click Just then a thunderous eruption of molten hot lava, cascading down the mountain Bernie turned and started running, the lava in hot pursuit touched his boots : in flames He screams in pain, I’m snapping pictures as he tried to swim through scalding magma As his legs disintegrate, I zoom in on his ashen white face, as the flames engulf his arms For a man who wanted to die, the horrific fear on his face, the terrifying look in his eyes A puff of smoke and Bernard James was gone. I could feel the heat of the lava descending I run to the truck and drive as fast as I can back to Lima. In a darkroom, pictures develop Deviously, I make a life size collage of Bernard David James ; starting at the feet--- I set the collage on fire: staring at a face afraid to die, I see the atrocity of Suicide. Inspired and Dedicated to Colleen Bono This is my part of the Challenge I hope it meets with YOUR approval…HG
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