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TCLM#43: Welcomed by the badnews.
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Cali is silent throughout the journey. She only stares at the darkness of the road. Sometimes, a little glimpse at the stars. She smiled while staring at the full Moon. She chuckled when a memory of her childhood appeared. She used to think that the Moon is following her when in fact, it's not. When she grew up, she learned that the Moon appears to follow because it is very far away, and objects like trees and houses that pass by are very close by comparison. As she walks or drives along, things much closer, like trees and houses, appear to move between a person and the Moon. Because the Moon is so far away, it doesn't seem to move at all and appears to follow.
"You are creeping me out. Don't chuckle all of a sudden," Perci interrupts her moment.
She did not mind him and decided to nap since the journey wil
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