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Death of the Travelers By Abigail Grant Travelers found dead by apparent suicide: A spirit unbreakable, separated from home, doubting parents, clueless friends. We entrusted Rand McNally with our lives and we gave ourselves to fate. Here, through the dirty windshield Pittsburgh faded to our rearviews and Ohio fell open at our tires. 110 through the country commenting on real estate. Turning and shooting straight through Kentucky. Winding, bending, signless turns through the Great Smokies. Southern Charm of plantations and an era gone with the wind. Ride of our lives gaining dark tans, full cameras, (but surprisingly not a criminal record) 20 hours southbound-country 16 hours northbound-highway bringing our ten year friendship to a memorable high. Then we sat outside my house and just took it all in, Everything we had just done. We should have kept going, taken our travelers souls and driven. We never should have gotten out of the car. Cause of death: Arrival. |