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February 24, 2003
salaam · peace · shalom
i jerked my handlebars to the right and cut into the park overshadowed by the federal courthouse, the county courthouse and the other gray government buildings. the pavement was lined by benches on either side, to the end of the walkway. a woman was sitting on the closest left hand bench, sitting close up against the end of the bench, in the only patch of blinding sunshine in the park.
her face glowed white and her eyes were translucent blue as she turned her face towards me, slowly putting a cigarette to her mouth.
as i rode past and beyond, i heard her shout jubilantly, "PEACE!"
i looked back and grinned, flashed two gloved fingers while i kept riding, and she waved.
(when i got to work i realized it was probably the bumper sticker on my bikes granny basket. it says Peace in arabic, english and hebrew.)
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