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The girl in Turkey lies down on the rocks,
her fiancé takes a picture of her.
Her body boils,
rocks threaten her.
She knows the photo will be taken.
Rocks crumble.
She knows the sun shines.
The fiancé watches the photo
and thinks about that summer.
A rage seizes him.

Deklica v Turčiji se uleže na skale,
njen zaročenec jo slika.
Njeno telo je vrelo,
skale ji grozijo.
Ve, da bo fotografirana.
Skale se rušijo.
Ve, da sonce sije.
Zaročenec gleda fotografijo
in misli na tisto poletje.
Grabi ga bes.



Translated from the Slovenian by Michael Thomas Taren and the author



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