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I’m in the crush— rain fretting on jackets— when he lifts the flag, slow as if testing its weight, and leans the sharpened point into the soft chest of the man beside me.
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Dec 7, 2025
Dec 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM UTC
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I’m in the crush— rain fretting on jackets— when he lifts the flag, slow as if testing its weight, and leans the sharpened point into the soft chest of the man beside me.
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M/Sydney, Australia
Dec 7, 2025
Dec 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM UTC
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