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Standing at attention for three hours at a stretch,
not even being able to converse with the police officer next to me,
11:00 pm, Tucson International Airport.
Waiting three hours for the last departure of the day,anticipating
the sounds and sights of the approaching passengers as they prepared
to board the airplane...them watching me..me watching them..the final round of screening, scrutinizing...the controlled yet friendly banter..the drama..
an odd blend of friendly tension for us all..
I would occasionally wonder if any of them would be the feds that routinely
tested us...reading faces...some weary...some excited...
some sad...bored...haughty..afraid...clueless..hungry...
yeah...that's enough..
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