Aura/Glitter Baby

TAMMY: I was walking down a long hallway. When I got to the end, I opened a door and walked through. My feet landed on lush, green grass. I was in a tree-less Meadow. I could hear the wind, but I could not feel it. I could hear water, but I could not see it. There were hundreds of squirrels on the ground digging for food. They were baby squirrels. They were so small. We saw a Hawk overhead. The squirrels ran for cover but there was no shelter to be found, so I lifted the edges of my dress and the squirrels ran underneath. I waited there for hours, upon days, upon weeks, until the Hawk left. Then, I lifted the edges of my dress, and all of the squirrels were gone, except one. 

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KUANKUAN: 

我梦到一栋老旧小区的单元楼，

Au bout du corridor, c'est une porte.

Maybe I opened the door, ou peut-être je n'ai pas.

但我知道门外有什么

c'est une rizière, très verte

the sky was all white, and big drops of rain砸落下来

一对男女stood in the middle of the rice field，

女人穿着水红的褂子

远处有人舞蹈，

the girl sacrificed in the Rite of Spring by Pina Bausch.

与湘夫人，自于云门舞集

 

Translation:

I dreamed of an old apartment building,

At the end of the corridor, it’s a door.

Maybe I opened it, or maybe I didn’t,

But I know what’s outside the door.

It’s a green rice field.

The sky was all white, and big raindrops fell down.

A pair of young man of woman stood in the middle of the rice field.

The woman is in cerise.

Far away, someone was dancing,

The girl sacrificed in the Rite of Spring by Pina Bausch.

And Madam Xiang, a character from Cloud Gates dance company.

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CHLOE:I found a dozen kittens. I decided the dozen kittens, all orange tabbies, were going to be mine. They were so small. They were in an egg carton. I took them to the vet. The vet’s office was the in middle of the mall. The office was round and the windows were big and clear. And you could see right into the office. We were all waiting in line. When I got the window the woman at the desk took half of my kittens. She said the other ones were OK. I waited. I was waiting too long. I began to yell at the woman, demanding to know where my kittens were. She kept saying she didn’t know. I walked around and let myself into the office. I saw cookies, a few different kinds of snacks. It was messy. I think the snacks were on top of the purple printer. I asked the woman again where my kittens were. She said my kittens were turned into eggs. She said I could keep this Glitter Baby. I cried, took the baby, and took some cookies.

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