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</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Powrful piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Written with your usual directness and
simplicity. See comments below. </span></u></b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">
TWO VIGILS<o:p></o:p></span></font></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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By Sally Rosenthal<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Vending
machine coffee,<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">I like this beginning. It brins the reader
into the scene and gradually paints it. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Bitter
and now lukewarm,<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Sits
neglected in the stark light<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Stark light is really good.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Of
the intensive care unit’s<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">This line brings everything into focus, <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">except that I was confused at this point as
to how<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">there were 2 emergency rooms. Up
to now you are talking about one. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Of course, further down it becomes clear.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Time
warp and uncertainty.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">I’m asuming that time warp means the
subjective experience of the passage of time is warped.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Family
members, as one, crane necks<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">As
swinging doors open and<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Strain
to hear awaited news<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Strong description. Right on.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">From
anyone passing in white.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Beyond
tired, this small clutch of<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Relatives
perch on unyielding plastic,<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Unyielding plastic brings in a strong tactile
part of the experience, <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">and everyone without a lot of bottom
padding has the experience to know what you are talking about.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">United
in love and anxiety, <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Not
unlike my family days before <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">In A
waiting room far away.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">These last few lines is the first mention
of the other waiting room.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">This
family, not mine, will end<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Its
vigil in joy, grateful for<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The
gift of life my husband’s liver<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Has
bestowed upon someone they love.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">In these last few lines, the picture
straightens and this reader gets the whole picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">There is a strong contrast now between
the</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">two scenes that are very different,
yet related.</font><font size="3"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">If I didn’t know the history before
reading this piece<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">the sudden
enlightenment would have been like the splash of ice water.</font><font size="3"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I know from other communication<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">with you that</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3">
</font></span><font size="3">you have a very good feeling about the transaction. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">However, I am not sure that other readers
without the foreknowlegge would know how you, the writer, feels about it. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">This is not a bad thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">It would give material for great discussions.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv8958430924msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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