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“Broken cities and bridges can be rebuilt, Lindy, but a building without power will eventually become derelict and fall into a state of decay. If left too long it will be earmarked for demolition.”

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“They would debate every subject under the infinite karoo sky, from the time the chameleons stalked the sun, to when the crickets began their nocturnal orchestra.”

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“The dorp felt like another planet; an accidental seed that never received enough water or sunlight to reach its full potential.”

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“When there is a power failure, do you go and look for candles and matches or do you sit in the dark and allow your fears to get the best of you?”

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“Light spilled out of Mohini’s room and drew me toward it like the sun beckons an African daisy.”

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“I’m not interested in some theoretic sermon that ends with a hope and prayer, Dad. I need to hear something real. Something that literally broke the fabric of your life. A story that ends with proof of life instead of some wishy-washy platitude.”

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“I’m afraid that I will break, like a dam without floodgates, or an earthquake beneath a fault line.”

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“Perhaps something inside him changed or died. Or maybe it didn’t die. Maybe he murdered it in order to survive the grief.”

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“They talked at full volume. As if life was a vinyl that could only be truly appreciated when plugged into an amplifier and turned way up.”

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“Ouma always woke up before the birds did. She called it waking up at ‘mossiepop’ — Afrikaans for sparrow’s fart.”

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