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I stood at the edge and claimed it as central…
Dandifil after Toni Morrison I arrived to meet the ancestors at the edge of the world. I arrived breathless, dripping of sweat, snot and tears and my jaws clenched so hard my vision blurred. At least ko oti te ta’ua. They say my ancestors were the first surveyors of the ocean, some of the first to master and practice aerodynamics. Engari i luga i te maunga nei, They say I might be the first of this ancient agni, first of this ocean salt to be given flesh and bone. Ko
