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She spoke, and he found it difficult to follow her words--because of her accent, he thought--but he made do, keeping up as best he could. She spoke of some place, Alaska, and another--China. He knew neither of these places, and watched her more curiously as she spoke of them with such familiarity, nodding thoughtfully. I have not heard of these places. He said, tucking his long hair behind his shoulders and rubbing his hands together. I come from the south, the Great Plains. He added, and made a wide, sweeping gesture out over the tall grass. My home looked much like this. His tone was somewhat wistful; he was far from home, here, and to have such a place so closely resemble his Plains was...something of a double-edged blade.
She spoke again, and he nodded, a small smile flashing across his face. Yes, it is only a name. He agreed, and moved away from the river. Names, in the end, meant so little to who you were.
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