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Fatima walks a bicycle beside an Amsterdam canal, coat buttoned, brick houses behind her.
The canal, late morning, the lock still in my pocket.

2 March 2026

I left the bicycle against the railing.

The water held the houses upside down. I stayed longer than the errand required.

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The dune path A half-empty train, pale grass, and the ride back. Tulips, and the walk home A bunch I did not need, and bread still warm. Fifty, by the window Tea, the plant, and a day with a shape. Tuesday, the shoes Cups on a low table, and the quiet after. The light on the canal Bridges I had learned, and rice by the window.