APRIL 1, 2023
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Drug Toxicity Death -Stemming the Tide
soi`Ial & sLipporti\`i` hou.=`ing` SROs. shelters, hotels. {in(I 15°/u outside in T7Iirls. alle.vs and on sidewalks;
Thc` image on the cot.i`f was pinned to a bulletin board and someone li)oL ii pictiire iiml sent it hcl.e. The wh{)Ie spectrum ttf driig o\ erclose hcis been hailntill<E the Dou nto\+n Eastside for o\Jer _T70 years.
When `lie \'ancouver ^i.i`ii Network of Drug Users (VAND` )) began. it was iisers and those slr`Jggling with ad(]ii`tion meeting ii` ( )ppenhcimcr PiirL' to talk about v`/'{j\,s to reduce hariTi for people still :ic`ti\'e`
get neces-sal.y medical care` housing tinJ sclvii`L`s while std.ving ali\ e. In lhe llilc` 80s and carly `)Os overdoses v`iere c>n the I.ise iii`ross the city` an(I an
*(ine (lei`tL] at ai) Ov.rdoes Prevention site
The re is no indicali.tn that prescrihcd safe suppl)' is contributing to illicit drug dt.aths. I`hi` last is a direct aliswer to the colisi`rvatives who blame h.irm redilitii)n or nec`dli' i`.\i`liaiigi`s or suTti`rvi`i.d inicctioTl or an} other ineasiirc t`cir this horrible p]aElle ot` destrHi`lion.
\\''hcli tllug use is piit in the context of.thl` econo-
my . aiid perliai)s tlie egregious aspects of .api\alism itself, t]ii` increase of suti`l(mce use and ahiisc iq a natiiral ailiunct This is not cln academic e`c`ri`}se and
e\-ent li€Icl in the Park was lo r)lant 1000 crossi`s to
explalllillg it is useful if {iml u hen it lc]ds to more
show aTiyol`i` who w'ou]d loc`l\ that friends aml J`£lm-
outeome.` that stiip this tileLik thing.
ilies were li]ll with holes in their lives and i(mii`-
By L'AELR TAYL()R
thing had {o I)e done. ThcTe were o`.ei. 300 deaths lil otie }.eiir a]id nii end in siEllt.
UBC Scieiice 101
The out-eoTlie o1` yL`ars of dcmolistrations. IobbyHig and illegal sitcis lo provide supervision culminati``l
havcn't taki`n tlie prcjgram t`efi)re) t`or the Si`it.i`ci`
UBC Scieiice 101 is lookirig r`)r lic.\`-students (that
in the opening of ±p;±±±±±, North A Iiier.lea.s first legal
10 I Progr.im for S`Immcr 2021 and they need +i>]Tie
sarc injection fai`i]it}J.
help. If }Joii Ill?\'c taken it befoit` coiild }'ou reach
In the ensuing 30 } ears thc`ri` has T`e\ er been a ile{ilh there` \`Jith tiuiidreds of iisers daily.
Tl`e o\ erdiises ct)ntinued. A Iepiirl released by the BC Coroner in `laliuary 2023 runs Ill pages. It
out to friends mld acquaintanci`` who haven't priTviously particip{i(cd and encourage tllem tojoin us this sunimer Are you soinei)ne \vho is interc`ti`d lil Scleiice. alid
`hows that, takiiig numbers from 2015 onward, that `+`ho \+rould like 1o ccjiiie to rre€ lectures twice a o\,er 11,000 people have died -201 _i-529: 2016-
\`ri`i`k at i,B1` to ]eam at)out a vi'icli` variety of`Sciell-
9tJ t: 2017-1495: 2() 18-t562;2019,987:
2()21 -2306: 2022-:272. In eai`h \ ear abo``t (tne in
tif`c discoveries? I.`vcry week Scieiii`e 101 presents a li`cturc or worksht`p aboiit :i dirre[i.Ill iirea of` Sci-
fiiur pi.oplc \fyho dii`il \\ Ei`e in V.incouver` with Sur-
clice. everything l`Tom Astronom.v to Zoology. Par-
re} Lind Vlctori.1 iie`t` biit ever.y cit.y am] large town
`Ii ipants get transit passes to get to (`Iid t`rom ljBl`.
in 1}1` hull scores or tli;a[hs.
alltl \\ie get a metil \'i)ucher for a nit`iil al lhi` Nest,
I():()-177+:
Tt i.ems cold to redilce this to iiumt)ers. t`ut the
UBC.s stiident t)uilll]ng.
obs(`ellity of the crisis tloesn`t get rcdi`i.i`d. The biisiness decisioii to cut the most \Ise(1 (trugs
In I)rL`vi`)us years \vi` also got to worL in ii liib \`7hi`re \\7e made lolioli and ice-cream. Pliis there
with l`i`ntanyl lias ril`ulli`d in almost 85°zo iit` fatal
ha\Ji` been great field trips to the Pl<inetarjllm. to Cirou`e Molintain, to UBC farm, to lhc. Staoli`.\r Park
outc`)tTies. and adclii`tion keel)s bi]siness booming.
Etl`orls to ensure a safe s`Ipply have resilllcd in boiT]e pri`si`riplioii progr:"T`s` methadone tti[ opioid
users, aiid places wliere driLgs can be testeil prior ti`
Aqut`rium and man}' othi`rs One } iiu have taken scil`i`cc
I o 1.
\ iiu call i>iiilicipcate in {ill ]`ill`ire trips.
OIi thi] da) s ;t`tlie ]ei`1ure; we meet bc`forc clac;s for
llse, but still the death toll rises.
fl mt.dl \`ilh Scicncc I() I i`oordiiicitors anil \roliinteers
Points rroiii the Coroner Repcirt =012 1)icli]de: *aboilt si'\'en pcctple i]i¢ evi`r}I i]ay from ovi.rdosi`;
for \\iidi`-ranging discus`i()nb that tlrc al\\/ti_\ ` in-
*101'1., of 1 hi>`i` dying \`7crc. .i`ged 30 to 59 cinil 79%
field trirts connect us to iil"izing t`nil enlighleniiig
\\'ere malc.:
Perspecti\ es from \1ie n t>rlt] ot` `cienci` I hii\it` hi`i`ti a TTient(jr t`()r tliis program for several
*55% O[)s v, ere in pTi\Jate ri'sidenccs3 29% Insicle
forniati\'i' and full. The g,Litherings.1ectiires. aiid
years, and though I have lieard some of the lectures before, I always lean something new both from UBC professors and from L)'I`ES sliidents \`iho show-up for these great cvcniTigs.
See You at UBC. See You at the Nest. By Cilles Cyrenne
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Unmasking rn masks and veils wc tread, two faces wcrm, The stage of life, whcrc players off forget Their prj`.rate selves, in public guise, forlorn, And siroiid their truth, with falsehoc>ds counterfeit.
BI,ACK MASS I-`ather, father I grasp your \`'izened halids I stare into suiiken eyes all around me a bl.acL robed mc>nst+osity from a formless world T don't know v\'ho yoii are
you caught me lip into your aniis as I watched my school mates in their undcrv`'ear
To ye, the I-eigr]ing souls` with hearts concealed, I plea, unbind the chains that hold thee fast. Embl'acc the candor long from view withheld` And cast aside the guise of pantomime vast.
Oh. wouldst thou see lhysclf in clearer light, And she(I the fa]schoods weaved in gi]dcd lies? 1n darkness find the strength. and make it right, To free thy truth, and break these hollow ties.
Yet, hcrc upoll this stage, we all partake, ln artifice and guile, our roles we make. J`hough off we seek to cloak our healts' desires. In brittle masks of steel, to hi(le our pains, The fickle masquerade, like fire. conspires, To smother truth. and bind us in its chaills.
As shadows dance aiid flicker in the night, We grasp zit fleeting whispers of the soul, Concea]cd in masks, we yearn to touch the light, To be ourselves, unshackled, and made whole. To tliee, pretelidcrs` actors all. I say3
LL`t not the artifice of masks hcwitch, Remove the veil, revca] thyself t{)dti} , And in [h}' truth. with honesty` eiirich.
For in the end, our heart's pure soTig remains, As masks dissolve. and truth alone sustains. ********************* Bill 11.
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Ruby I)iamond
from the Library Hello everyone. March 23 was the beginning of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. which is a month or fasting that Muslims from fill over the world participate ill. Ramadan ends on April 21 Ramadan Mubarak!
On the new bocks shelf we have Fz.gfo/cr.. I)e/}t/.#g //ic rvHJ. Oddb` by fomicr NI IL pki}`er Aaron Vol-patti. This is a story or adversity, grief` personal triuTTiph and happiness. Tn 2005 A{iron suffercd a life-threi]teniTig bum injur}r but overcanie it and realized tiis dream to play in the NHL. r| his t)ook is recommen(letl to sports fans ds well as i`eaders interested in resiliellcy and defying the odds. iwwrd.Jr A.t' Dcf"i.//.ow is the new m}'ster.v Tiovel by Con Lehane. OTie of the characlers. hardboiled crime writer Will Ford, is critically acclailned but as disrepiitable as the \'illains in his stories. Forcl
offers Raymond Amber. a crime-fiction curator, a collectiori of his papers. In it is an unpub]istied
sliort story, based oil a real case, aboiit an NYPD cop who has got away wilh murder. As Ambler iTivcstigates the vcTacity of the story. he.s drawn iiito the ilTiderbelly of 1990s New York. IJ`or these, and other new books, please visit a
Vaiicouver Publ ic Library branch near you. H{]ppy Reading!
-Daniel
Poetry in P,lrks Worksllop: Thursday-April 6 2023 I :00|)in-3:00pm Op|)enheimer Park, in the Fieldhouse 400 Powell Street Featuring Hvelyn Lau Please note this workshop runs rain or shine! If it rains. we will be inside the Fieldllouse at Oppenlleimer Park. If the v,'eather is nice, we will set up outside ol` the green space.
Workshop I)escription: During the two-hour workshop, I v`Joulcl give attendees a prompt ("Peel the Onion"7 created by me) to get them st{irted on a rough draft of a poem on a i`cTtain subject (food` meniory, culture). I would read a few of m}i' own poems on lhe siibject to lioperully give tliem some ideas. Then tl)ey would sliare ttie images/ lines/fragments/tlioughts they'\Je com up with, aTid I would give them sonre feedback on how they migllt wish to de\te]ctr> their pocm.
About Evclvn Lau Fvclyn Ldu .is ii lifelong Vancouverite who lias authorcd fourteen books, including nine volumes of poetr.y. I-Ier memoir Runaway : Diary of a Street Kid (I larpercollins,1989), published when she was eighteen, was made into a CBC movie starriT]g SdndrH Oh in her first major role. Evelyn.s prose books have bi`cn translated iTito a (lozen languages; her poetry has rcccivcd the Milton Acorn People's Poet Award, the Pat Lowther Award for best book tif r>octr}J by fl Canfldian woman` and a National Magazine A\`'ard. as well as nominatit)ns for a F3C Book Prize and tlie Governor-General .s ^war(I. [1er poems have appeared in hundreds ot-journals and antliologics, iTicluding the Best Canadian Poetry series. From 2011 -2014` Evelyn
serve(I as Poet Lti`ireate for tlle City of`Vancouver.
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Art in the Park: Call for Community-Engaged Artists' Project 2023 Artist fee: $10,000.00
Materials expenses: $2,000.00 Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
'I`he Art jn tl]e Park Project seeks an artist/collectj`'e to develop and lead a community-cngage{l arts project fociLscd on connecting the many people wlio hang oLit in An(I.y Lit ingstone Park as their neighbourhood green space. This project \'alues:
Welcoming and connecting all folks uiho use the park, including un-housed commlmity member.s, local school families find people with lived experience of drug use Making safe space for many stories to be heard and for people to [e{irn each other`s stories Explorillg and acknowledging the long history of this land we now ca]] a park Cormecling lo artists who live and w`ork in the Andy I,ivingstone neighbourhoocl iind tlie
Downtown E,i]st Side and enabling their work Working toward de-sligmatizing and continuing relationships in the commur`it}J
Who should apply: This call is open to artists in all disciplines: Indigenous cultural practitioners, writers, visllal and digital media artists, theatre makers, ANl) MORE. . . We \\Jill prioritize app]ic{ations from lndigenous artists and those \\rho have a longstanding connection to creative work in the Downtown East
Side and the A ndy I,ivingstone Park neighbourhood. Working with artists from the neighbourhood will be part of this project, supported by additional fundjng. Wc encourage applicants from divei-se bacli-grounds` al I genders, rmtionalities a]id persons with disabil ities.
2023 Timeline:
Deadline for apr>lications
5pm on May 1, 2023
ProjecHakes place
.Tune 22 -Sepl 21. 2023
Plcasc note: The artist fee is based on approx. 250 hours of work, including project developmc.nt, some outreach, the project itself and administration.
How to apply: Please fill iu the Attached application and return to: MaTie Lopes
Roundhousc Commiinity Arts dnd Recreation Centre 181 Roundhousc Mews Vancouvel. V6Z 2W3 Emailarts.info/c?JvancouveT,ca Telephone: 604-358-9788
For. an aiidjo or v idco ri`cor(led dpp Iici]tion contact arts.ill
vcr.ca. 604-358~9788
What does the new social assistance shelter rate increase mean to you? By Jean Swanson with lots of help.
1. If you live in social housing and pay the shelter rate for rent ($375 for a single person), do you get any more
money? Answer: mum.
lt will remain true that you get a shelter payment for the amount of your shelter costs, up to a maxi-
That maximum is Currently $375 for a single person. As of the July cheque, it will be $500. If your rent does
not increase, your shelter payment will not increase.
*Will lny rlon proflt housing provlder increclse my rent?
Answer: Shelter payments to clients are made based on their actual rent or other shelter costs charged tc> them.
BC Housing operatc)rs are funded through rent as well as other government paymer`ts to cover the costs of
operating thelr buildlngs.
The government is talking to BC Housing about how to account for the increased shelter
maximums announced this spring.
2. If you live in privately ciwned housing and pay the shelter rate or less for rent, do you get any more money? Answer:
lf you pay $375 or less for rent, yc)u will not receive any higher shelter payments as a result of this
change. If you are a single person and pay between $375 and $500 per month in shelter, the amount you receive from the government for shelter will increase to match yc)ur actual rent, up to your maximum shelter limit, in this
case $500 (will vary by family size).
If you are paying more than $500 per month for rent, then you will no longer
need to dip into your support funds and you could enc] up with anywhere frc)in $1 to $125/month mc)re money to live on depending on your rent.
*Will my i()r I)roJ`i( Iandlc)rd irlcrease my rent? Answer:
No. Just because the government has increased the shelter rate, does not mean your landlord can in-
crease your rent. If they try to increase your rent, go talk to an advocate who can help you clarify your rights to your landlord. Your landlord may try to get you to agree to pay mc)re rent, but it is best to not sign any paperwork from your landlord until you have an advocate loc)k at it and help you understand the Implications.
3. Can you use the shelter portion of your cheque for telephone, internet or cable? ^nswcr: The regulations sa}i. that the shelter portion of your Cheque can be used to pay costs for utilities which they say are only fuel for cooking and heating, water, garbage di5pc)sal, hydro, and one basic telephone. The shelter
part of in[c)me assistance can NOT be used for cable or internet. The Ministry and BC Housing are discussing the implementation c)f the shelter increase, and more information will
become available before the changes take effect on A\ugu511, 2023 (July cheque Issue) to help clarify the amounts available frc)in yc)ur shelter allc)wance to cover utilities, phone, etc
Can a person who lives in a privately owned building who pays below $50C)/month for rent can ask the ministry for permissic)n to use the remaining portion for phone?
Answer: One basic tclcphonc caTl be included in the calculation of actual shelter costs
4. Do people who are homeless get any increase? Answer: No. People wtlo have shelter costs of. less than $75 can still get $75 in additic)n to their support payment.
No change here.
5. What are the changes to SAFER, the rent supplement for seniors? Answer: BC Hc}using runs SAFEF( and this Ministry isn't aware of any changes to it
6. What happens if your rent is paid directly to the landlord by the Ministry? Answer
The Ministry will keep paying your rent directly tc) the landlord. If your shelter costs are Increased,
please contact the ministry to update yc)ur shelter information.
7. What are some examples of how the shelter rate increase will or won't affect you? You live in social housing and pay the current shelter rate ($375 for a single person) for rent:
Your social assis-
tance cheque will stay the same
Yc)u live in private housing and pay the current shelter rate (i.e., $375 for a single person) for rent.
your social
assistance cheque will stay the same.
You live ln prlva{ely owned housing and you are currently paying $450 for rent:
Your landlc)rd [ontinues tc) get the
$450 rent from you and you will get an extra $75 on your assistance cheque. You live in privately owned housing and pay $600 for rent:
Your landlord continues to get the $600 from you and
your assistance cheque will increase by $125.
The folks in the Ministry wanted you tc) know that you can apply for the BC Renters Rebate of $400.
But when I
[he[ked c)n the website it looks like you can't get that til next year when you file your 2023 incc)me tax.
' Thanks sc) much to Werldy Peder5en, Raymond Fieltsch and Ca5s Elliot for this info clnd editing.
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By Jean Swanson T'm woi-king on a project with the Carni`gic' Commi]nity Centre Associaliun Board to consult with groups and uiihoLised folks in the DTES ancl dcvclop a neiglibourhood plan to cnd homclcssncss and humane wa.vs of treating people living on the strcct iintil this happens. So far l've talked to a couple dozen folks living on the street as well as folks at meetings held with the Overdose Prcvontjon Socjc-
\\'`e are God.s Seeds
This course has connected learners in to`un. Tt`s a li+Hming hub with i`ommunity. We experieiice
the expertise of the Lcaming Exchange s(aff. Vv'e also shai`e what wc know and ]L`tlm what we need We all have something to lean and something to tc'dLh. V\''e value each others life experi6`nc.`s. Wc share jnlerests` knowledge, skills and conversations. WL` span boundaries. and build comniLinity for change. V`'i- experi-
ty, Aborigiml fl.ont Door` Pace, VANDU,
cncc uniqile leaming c)ppc>rtunities and I am never
WAHRS, and the Ccamegie Board. So far these are some of the poiTits that are emei.ging from folks in the DTES community: (all subjei`t to change): • Ncc`d more noTi-market shelter rate self-conlaiucd
bored anymorc. I climb under, over, aiid around the lines that life unexpectcd[}' throws dt me. These lines are
housing with an actiial plan to pro\ride enough for everyone who ncctls it; • Nccd pT'ovince to require and fund non-profit housing providers to proviile a higher percent of shelter rate housing in all social housing (notjus[ 30% in DTES {ind sometiiiies 0% in rest of city); • Different people and groups have different ni`cds and visions for the types of housing they I.equire. For example: 1ivc/work spaces for sex workers; dug user co-op housiiig; low and highcT barrier housing; Building Communities Society plan for
tying suppitrt funds to indi\Jiduals who need them; SRO-Collaboriitive plan roT a tenant-led community organizing approach and Commimity Land Tnlst; • ]n the absc`ncc of housing, people who {irc homc]css on the street iieed to bc offcrcd (not forced to take) a legfll pliicc where they can stay i`nd hflvc essential facilities like washrooms, showel.s, water, and clectricity. This could bc a tout city or a tiny huusc village or a combination; • Shelters could have longer oT)ening hours, more
my obstacles t]iat arc all connected v`'ith each other to make a net. T feel like a fish in a net. Being defined by
cc>urage, I want to be that pi`rson who, no matter what happens. just gets back up and kec|>s going. I wa[it to be that person who is loyal to people .and loyal to God. We are God-s seeds. He plalited us so wc can grow, and grow in His image` and be fruitful. You must remove the roadblocL' by believing in yourself, with persistent practice aiid discipline. Your only limits are the ones you set Doii`tj`]st break the ceiling. reach for the sky. Yc)ti must exercise your frcc will and make a conscious choice to see differently. Right now I Elm doing this assignmi`n(. I want to continue my lcamingjo`ime}'. but I have unstable living coliditions. I am determined
to be creative. yet I have to overcome ot)stacles on a daily basis.
T am making tt choice to compensate for life's losses.
My unique way to thl.iv€ is by occ`Jpying myself with excitiiig, creative ideas. Sharing exT)eriences and knowledge gives youjoy. I am ii]spired b}'-otllers wl`o arc-committed tc) their activities. V\irL`
inspire each other in several ways by watchiiig. talking. sharing. bod}'-language, and so on. We call do an}Jthing -together we can move thc sky. The rirst step is zilread,v taken, and all the Test will follow. A
storage space, and more in`rolvemc`nt ol``helter users;
joumcy of a thoiisand miles begins with a single step.
• Wc nccd to think of and implement housing man-
Frieiid Heavenly Host
agcmcnt models that in\'olvL` tenants more; • Wi` coiLld put a big sign at Main and Hdstings that dd\Jiscd folks of-the shelters thflt {ire opeTi` where to
get help fin(lilig housing. etc.
Tf you or a group you're with hiivc ideas about ho \ve can deal with homclcssness in the short & long tL`rm cmall me: jeaii.swanson@gmail.com. T{1ke care oi]t there, L`v cTyone! ! !
Manager, Community Research and Organization -Carnegie Community Centre Association
Job I)escri tion -March This position as Maiiager with the Camcgic Community CcnlTe A`sociation (CCCA), reports to the board tif the C`CCA through tlre community re]atioiis committee. The positioll works to support [hc` mandate of the CC(`A to help low-inc()me Downtown Easlside residellts ensure th.it dei`isi(Ins about the futurL` of the communit}J build on ccliTimunity assets. The CCCA Inundate includes workmg for more :md better housing t`or all people in the tieighbourhood in.`luding those who arc i`urrently homeless, [iigher welfare rates and slowing gentrificatitjn of tlie Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.
Roles and Res onsibilities: I`he ft>Ilowing is a partial list ol duties .ind TL``ponsibilities. Other duties may be requested as nccded.
t;;Inn,g,ang;eos±g¥iipnpcoo#ectlmmunltymembcrsinL`ampaignsandai`tivitiesaroundlanduse,htjuiing,gentr]lica-Supports the research activities of the Community-Relations Committee -Supptirts the fundraising cffttrts of the CCCA rclatc`d to the activities named above -Writes occasional relevant articles for the Carnegie Neu'sletter. -Facilitates \.olunteel meetings <and implcmt3nts actions, which arise fi-om these meetings. related tt> the CCCA
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Experience working in the DTES 2 years post sccondar} education in social fields of study or equiva[cnt in experieiice and quahrii`ations.
This js a 16-hour a week position, Initially contracted for one year` v`'orLing in the CCCA offii`e at (`amegie Centre. Rate orT)ay is $35.00 per ht>iir.
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The Foobrint Pcrfeetly polished boots reflected the soul of a fighter. Hurric.d footprints chased across his mjlld like hungry dogs searching I-or food. Mut`±led screams shone brightly ponctrating his vision. Hc shot up and up into the moming light which stl.ctched out to him like a blade slashing away debris. He {mxiously scrambled to his feet and fluTig himself out of bed, read}' to do 1]is duty Chaos f[11ed the air wllilc orders barked out as jeeps soared off leaving a cloud of d`lst. The ride was bumpy :`s his head exploded with a crack of a bomb, biit wheii he looketl back there was nothing there.
Nothing there, iiottiing lo see, notliing to fear. there was nothing to ticar, Nothing to find, nothing to be ash{]med of, nothing at all. His ride ccanie to a dust}J smooth stop uihen a loud crack broke throiigh the sky. This niufflccl lhe cries of`desperate` \ oices screamlng fortti their anguish. IIands grir)pod his arm {is children leapc`d into the truck gratc`ful to see another day. A proud sense of joy raised his spirits, if only for a moment. The trucl's wheels erased his footprints as children's smiling fai`es disappeared into the desert siiT].
Distance sounds of firecrackers exploded into one ]oLid clap. So, he began to run, 1-un and run. Faster` faster and faster, to escape the haunting sounds ra\'ishing his mind. Too exhausted lo stop` he ran faster and faster until the soft sand slippe(I @wa.y from the soles ot`liis fcct.
He flung himself forward and soared to the angels. But, tticre v\Jas nothing there, nothing to see, jiist a feeling of him moving throiigh a colorless Place ot` nothingness. A never-cn(ling pe.ice embraced him as a chaotic miiid came to a silent halt. Because there was nothiiig to be ashamed of, he'd dolle his duty.
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