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Friday, May 13, 2022

the river and the highway, part 3


by henry drown

part three of three



hank and joe went back a long way.

one day joe got lost.

hank tried to find him.

he searched the desert.

he searched the hills.

he searched the swamps.

he searched the piney woods.

he walked along the river.

he walked along the ocean shore.

he climbed the highest mountain.

but no joe.

along the way hank met many people and other strange creatures.

he made friends and enemies.

he gained followers, and became a mighty king and emperor.

but he never found joe.

one day joe showed up out of the blue.

joe, old buddy, hank asked, where have you been?

don’t give me that, joe answered, why didn’t you try to find me?

but i did, i moved heaven and earth to find you.

heaven and earth are still here, it looks like to me.

joe went on his way, and said bad things about hank, and started a rebellion against him.

and from that day to this, the world has been divided between the followers of hank, and the followers of joe.

which are you? do you follow hank, or do you follow joe?

the end


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