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Sound is out of the east: a ululating...

Sound is out of the east: a ululating quarry truck, a train whistle that won’t shut up. Clouds thin just where the sun is—a sudden glow.

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The sun glints off periwinkle leaves...

The sun glints off periwinkle leaves in the yard where snow has just melted. All sounds come from a great distance: crow, woodpecker, train.

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Blue sky. The snow has retreated to...

Blue sky. The snow has retreated to the northwest-facing hillside under the shelter of the trees. A train’s whistle made wavery by the wind.

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Cold rain drips in the pre-dawn darkness...

Cold rain drips in the pre-dawn darkness. The wail of a locomotive sounds frighteningly close and full of an obscure, mechanical longing.

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A dark dawn. As light grows, the rain...

A dark dawn. As light grows, the rain falls harder, thundering on the porch roof, drowning out all other sounds but a locomotive’s wail.

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The walk is shiny with recent rain,...

The walk is shiny with recent rain, and the west wind is damp and full of sounds from the valley: tires humming, the heavy thrum of a train.

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Sunrise, and the sky is clear. From...

Sunrise, and the sky is clear. From behind the red ridge, two train whistles blow at the same time in different keys. A car door slams.

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Overcast. A train whistle coming from...

Overcast. A train whistle coming from the wrong direction. The resident naturalist stops at the corner of the wall, gets out her hand lens.

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The ground is mostly bare again, but...

The ground is mostly bare again, but the wind is salted with more fine flakes. Water thunders in every ditch. A freight train wails.

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Intense cold, and a stillness so deep...

Intense cold, and a stillness so deep the trains can barely be heard. A cardinal flickers like a pilot light under the bridal wreath bush.

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