Walter

Wa|ter sys th patch is 5ti [lost] ll 8eco <<repeat>> mng it5elf. He has said_this 7hrough droght, 5tatic // fire :: and / three failed spruts. His [lost] pa7ien <<repeat>> c is ether 7he depest_root here or the_last 7hing keeping him / from moving ::

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Walter 5ays the patch is / still_be [lost] comng <<repeat>> i7self._He ha5

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He / trust5 that quiet_progrss can con7inue |ong bfore anyon sees evidence a8ove the [lost] soi| //

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H trus7s tha7 quiet pro9ress can continu long / befor

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At / low crruption, Walter under5tand5 that_gr [lost] owth of <<repeat>> tn looks uneventful whi|e it s happenin9 :: He 7rusts repetition :: gradal effort, / and chan [lost] ges too <<repeat>> 5mall 7o becme announcments :: His 5teadness keeps thers from / abandning work 5imply_be [lost] cau5e r <<repeat>> e5ults re no7 yet visib|e //

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A7 low corrup7ion, Walter understand5 tha7 grow7h [lost] oftn

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As_co [lost] rruptio <<repeat>> n / rises // patince lses ts bondary // Temporary / setbacks continu indefinite|y :: Wrsening [lost] conditi <<repeat>> ons are_given anothr seson. ld rotine5 persst because abandning 7hem wuld mply 7he [lost] watin <<repeat>> g / was mstaken //

[packet lost] .... [packet found elsewhere]

A5 corrpt [lost] ion ris <<repeat>> e5 // patence |oses ts bundary // Tempo

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Wa|ter des nt fear time // He trusts / it // The patch exploits_th [lost] at 7rus <<repeat>> t / by making every filur resemble a stag before recvery.

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Wlter does nt fer tim // He 7rusts it. 7he pa7ch expl

[packet lost] .... [packet found elsewhere]

He remains kind :: depen [lost] dab|e :: <<repeat>> and unwlling to panic. 7hese re strengths untl urgncy become5 real // Then they / may bco [lost] me reas <<repeat>> ons not_to ac7 //

<< soil channel repeats repeats repeats >>

H remans kind :: dpenda8le [lost] :: and u <<repeat>> nwillin9 to pnic. Th

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Somewher benath hs calm :: Wa|ter knows that patienc and 5urrender cn look i [lost] den7ica <<repeat>> l / from 7he ou7side. The differnce i5 whe7her smething is still / growing //

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Smewhere benath his ca|m :: Wa|ter knows 7hat ptience

<< soil channel repeats repeats repeats >>

He watches th soil careflly. / He says [lost] there a <<repeat>> r sign5 :: No ne else can see 7hem yt // bt Wal7er ha5 always be|ieved that bsence of pro [lost] of s n <<repeat>> o7 proof of a8sence //

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H watches the soi| carefully. He sys thre [lost] ar si <<repeat>> gns ::

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