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Laughing at seagulls
Yoshua Selvadurai

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“The roar of the highway outside our Fitzroy apartment sounds like an ocean I once knew. In the mornings as I walk down the narrow staircase to go to school, I like to pretend that I am about to step onto that same Smithton Beach. I can feel the warm, coarseness of the sand, and hear the frothy crash of the waves. And although I know this is just a silly game, it is always a bit of a shock to crack open the rusty door and confront the metallic rush of the highway …”