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Snowbank Sherpa
The mountain doesn't know
when you're trying to climb it,
and the world around it
doesn't wait for you to finish.
Ward the Snowbank Sherpa
says this is his first edict.
The second: watch your step.
Because if you fall from here
you'll fall forever.
See, at this altitude, darknesses
are easily mistaken
for substance, and any pains
you may have will appear
as people, dark silhouettes
always approaching, always
climbing up behind you.
At summit, we'll be six feet higher
than the streets of Duluth,
and when cars pass, notice
their headlights roll below us
before their sound. Notice
the streetlight's hum.
People will accuse you
of being high, you may feel
lightheaded. Listen: I want you
to know, if something should happen,
no one can save us up here.
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