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Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #1317094
Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills.
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#1049859 added May 20, 2023 at 4:14am
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Crow [180.39] M#12 40w

Crow

Ashishishe stood at bat. He'd show the Braves1 who was brave today. He wore his name "crow"2, like an emblem, in honor of his namesake3. Strike 3? Tomorrow, he grinned, and all the tomorrows left. Apsáalooke4 always rose from defeat5.

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1  Many US sports teams are named Braves; it's a controversy these days.
2  Whether it translates as "crow" or "curly" is disputable.
3  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_(scout)
4  Crow people in Crow language.
5  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow_War Note: they are NOT a defeated people and maintain culture, land and language.
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