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Han
1,912 miles.
Trans-atlantic railroad.
A misnomer of the
futures we carried on our
backs. Connecting the East
and West—not the real East.
The tongue of the exiled—
Year 1882.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Again they try, try, try, and try.
They construct walls, constrain us, cull
us. The will of the Monkey
King. Tenacious, strong, and
unwavering. Sun Wukong.
150 years later.
Xenophobia.
Why might this word be so frightening
and sensitive? Explain your answer.
24 points in Scrabble™. Not worth a dime.
Cracked skulls, each blow exploding,
frozen hope melting in the valley sun.
Today.
Revolution.
The ropes laid centuries ago
snap. Dancing in the shadows of
gods we have their power, we have our
will, we start the fight now—exiled,
but not tongueless.
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