Indifference

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  • Published 20120904
  • ISBN: 9781921922596
  • Extent: 264 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

It is late at night. I am driving alone from Nadzab airport to Lae. Large potholes crater the narrow road making it nearly impassable. Heavy rain obscures my vision. Lightning flashes illuminate fields of wind frenzied kunai grass. I can barely hear the Land Rover’s engine above the bellowing storm. On the road ahead, I can see a creature staggering along the muddy verge. Is it an injured animal, maybe a dog?

 

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