Ronald & Tony

The letter to a missing city

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Over-shoulder view from riverside, Harly holding letter facing her. Real distant pagoda on LEFT and small canal footbridge RIGHT match sketch. Crooked pine ahead. : Harly: He drew it from the water!

Jun at old workshop FRONT street steps, small clearly bordered explanatory memory inset. No sign hanging. Present Jun at river in foreground. : Jun: I waited at the street steps.

Wide river-facing BACK of same workshop, landing across small side inlet reached via timber footbridge; crooked pine nearby. Dark shuttered riverside door no fish sign. Team standing safely behind bank edge. : Karen: There’s another landing behind the workshop.

Adult neighbour woman grey bun lavender work kimono gestures to empty hooks. Jun listens. : Neighbour: Looking for the fish sign? Your mother took it to the new shop.

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Over-shoulder view from riverside, Harly holding letter facing her. Real distant pagoda on LEFT and small canal footbridge RIGHT match sketch. Crooked pine ahead.
Harly: He drew it from the water!

Jun at old workshop FRONT street steps, small clearly bordered explanatory memory inset. No sign hanging. Present Jun at river in foreground.
Jun: I waited at the street steps.

Wide river-facing BACK of same workshop, landing across small side inlet reached via timber footbridge; crooked pine nearby. Dark shuttered riverside door no fish sign. Team standing safely behind bank edge.
Karen: There’s another landing behind the workshop.

Adult neighbour woman grey bun lavender work kimono gestures to empty hooks. Jun listens.
Neighbour: Looking for the fish sign? Your mother took it to the new shop.