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My husband is a very avid hiker and often
times he's left early in the morning

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for a hike and I'll still be in bed.

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And when he comes back from the hike,
occasionally, he'll take such a long hike

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that by the time he's gone and come back again,

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I will be back in bed after
my full day of activity.

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And a lot of times, he'll come back from a hike
full of the kinds of things that he's seen,

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maybe some really unique experiences that he's
seen, you know, miles and miles from Tucson,

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back in some area that very few people get to.

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And sometimes it's almost as good as
experiencing something to get it second hand

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if it's being told to you by someone
who has really enjoyed the experience.

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This one is about that kind of thing.

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It's called Hiker.

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You leave her sleeping, returning at dark,
but you know her greed, her instinct to hoard.

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You will save something.

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One snake swimming in the
deep part of the stream,

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a place overgrown with trees, moss, grass.

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The ground heavy with dead leaves, trailing his
body in the stream, swimming in undulant curves,

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a slow spring compressing inward, outward.

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His head out of the water, mouth open, laughing.

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A moment of synchrony.

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Branches moving, stream moving,
leaves moving toward her knowledge.

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You had walked 18 miles to secure the catch.

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She has broken the water
of blankets to grim at you.

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A snake's laughter.

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You place the words about her neck.

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As she clasped you, she gives back the snake.

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Her eyes glow green.

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You know it will polish well.

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You hear the lid close on treasure.