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Three little girls in the
bookshop doorway of rain
say they’ve lost their penguin.
I look into the faces of all three.
Penguin?
No cracked smiles, they each nod.
I like their concentration.
Before stepping out into the rain
I say, “I’ll keep an eye out.”
answers to “Magellan”
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