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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. Henri Cartier-Bresson
You wanna come over here for a minute?

You wanna come over here for a minute?

Now everybody pay close attention.

Now everybody pay close attention.

The sun was a hard white point directly overhead.

The sun was a hard white point directly overhead.

It’s a slow way to travel.

It’s a slow way to travel.

But all things must have an end, alas!

But all things must have an end, alas!

For a time there was silence.

For a time there was silence.

I know my heart was strangely heavy as I turned away.

I know my heart was strangely heavy as I turned away.

It will take a long, long time to get there.

It will take a long, long time to get there.

And you were always so clever at guessing, weren’t you?

And you were always so clever at guessing, weren’t you?

I have something to tell you.

I have something to tell you.

For a long moment there was silence.

For a long moment there was silence.

But it happened in broad daylight!

But it happened in broad daylight!

He was happy enough, I was sure.

He was happy enough, I was sure.

The river was busy whispering many things to the reeds.

The river was busy whispering many things to the reeds.

The sun blazed down, as any truly self-respecting sun should.

The sun blazed down, as any truly self-respecting sun should.

We paused awhile to regain our breath.

We paused awhile to regain our breath.

Therewith we walked on in silence.

Therewith we walked on in silence.

I only wanted to know, you know.

I only wanted to know, you know.

Ah! I suppose you can find your way out?

Ah! I suppose you can find your way out?

Such happiness as this could not last.

Such happiness as this could not last.

I wonder if they ever get tired?

I wonder if they ever get tired?

Oh, it must be lovely to kill a dragon!

Oh, it must be lovely to kill a dragon!

He used to fight dragons, you know.

He used to fight dragons, you know.

We have been floating upon a river of dreams.

We have been floating upon a river of dreams.

You seem to know all about it.

You seem to know all about it.

Whatever does it all mean?

Whatever does it all mean?

Do you know anything about this?

Do you know anything about this?

The question is how long will it take you?

The question is how long will it take you?

You really couldn’t do better.

You really couldn’t do better.

You might go fishing.

You might go fishing.

What on earth can I do?

What on earth can I do?

We still believe in getaways.

We still believe in getaways.

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