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Rune Christiansen

ST. NOBODY

Down in the street two young girls are kicking a football against a container, and so they set reality in motion, just as you once set love in motion in a hotel room in a city without memory.
    We don’t live long, we are teenagers, and then it is winter. But if we are lucky we shall meet again in another life, preferably on the coast, preferably in November, the reunion is pure experience – we both stand still in the snow with our own understanding.

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Nede i gaten sparker to jentunger fotball mot en kontainer, og slik setter de i gang virkeligheten, slik du en gang satte i gang kjærligheten på et hotellrom i en by uten hukommelse.
    Vi lever ikke lenge, vi er tenåringer, og så er det vinter. Men hvis vi er heldige møtes vi igjen i et annet liv, gjerne ved kysten, gjerne i november, gjensynet er ren erfaring – vi står stille i snøen med hver vår forståelse.
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ST. NOBODY

Down in the street two young girls are kicking a football against a container, and so they set reality in motion, just as you once set love in motion in a hotel room in a city without memory.
    We don’t live long, we are teenagers, and then it is winter. But if we are lucky we shall meet again in another life, preferably on the coast, preferably in November, the reunion is pure experience – we both stand still in the snow with our own understanding.

ST. NOBODY

Down in the street two young girls are kicking a football against a container, and so they set reality in motion, just as you once set love in motion in a hotel room in a city without memory.
    We don’t live long, we are teenagers, and then it is winter. But if we are lucky we shall meet again in another life, preferably on the coast, preferably in November, the reunion is pure experience – we both stand still in the snow with our own understanding.
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