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Edited by Jim McCrory, Saturday, 16 Mar 2024, 19:56



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On a four-hour stopover at Middle Eastern Airport. I wake from a dream and enter a daze.

Before me, pass seven African men. Angelic looking. Slender in their long white robes. It’s like they’re going down to the river to pray.

Following at a safe distance are the seven wives with carefully balanced luggage on their heads. I ask about this custom and I’m told,

On a four-hour stopover at Middle Eastern Airport. I wake from a dream and enter a daze.

Before me, pass seven African men. Angelic looking. Slender in their long white robes. It’s like they’re going down to the river to pray.

Following at a safe distance are the seven wives with carefully balanced luggage on their heads. 




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