Ana Amari (
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CALL Network | Text | UN: alnnahs
[Being holed up in a safehouse as she is, Ana is a little short on stimulating conversation. As much as she might want to resist engaging in this strange magical cellphone, she doesn't hold out for too long. After all, from what she can tell, these people have no idea who she is.
What she posts comes in two pieces, the first a series of lines in Arabic text followed by a helpful translation in English. The second piece is commentary.]
ﺃﺩﻣﻨﺖ ﺍﺣﺰﺍﻧﻲ
ﻓﺼﺮﺕ ﺍﺧﺎﻑ ﺍﻥ ﻻ ﺍﺣﺰﻧﺎ
ﻭﻃﻌﻨﺖ ﺁﻻﻓﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﺕ
ﺣﺘﻰ ﺻﺎﺭ ﻳﻮﺟﻌﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻥ ﻻ ﺍﻃﻌﻨﺎ
ﻭﻟﻌﻨﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺎﺕ
ﺣﺘﻰ ﺻﺎﺭ ﻳﻘﻠﻘﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻥ ﻻ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎ
ﻭﻟﻘﺪ ﺗﺸﺎﺑﻬﺖ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ
ﻓﻼ ﺍﺭﻯ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ، ﻭﻻ ﺍﺭﻯ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻫﻨﺎ
I was addicted to my sorrows,
Until I became scared of not being sorrowful.
And I was stabbed thousands of times,
Until it felt painful not to be stabbed.
And I was cursed in all the languages,
Until I became nervous of not being cursed.
And all the countries seemed the same,
in that I neither see myself there, nor do I see myself here.
I came across this while reading, so I thought I might share it. No particular reason, except than I found it to be moving. I wouldn't mind hearing your opinions.
What she posts comes in two pieces, the first a series of lines in Arabic text followed by a helpful translation in English. The second piece is commentary.]
ﺃﺩﻣﻨﺖ ﺍﺣﺰﺍﻧﻲ
ﻓﺼﺮﺕ ﺍﺧﺎﻑ ﺍﻥ ﻻ ﺍﺣﺰﻧﺎ
ﻭﻃﻌﻨﺖ ﺁﻻﻓﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﺕ
ﺣﺘﻰ ﺻﺎﺭ ﻳﻮﺟﻌﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻥ ﻻ ﺍﻃﻌﻨﺎ
ﻭﻟﻌﻨﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺎﺕ
ﺣﺘﻰ ﺻﺎﺭ ﻳﻘﻠﻘﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻥ ﻻ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎ
ﻭﻟﻘﺪ ﺗﺸﺎﺑﻬﺖ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ
ﻓﻼ ﺍﺭﻯ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ، ﻭﻻ ﺍﺭﻯ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻫﻨﺎ
I was addicted to my sorrows,
Until I became scared of not being sorrowful.
And I was stabbed thousands of times,
Until it felt painful not to be stabbed.
And I was cursed in all the languages,
Until I became nervous of not being cursed.
And all the countries seemed the same,
in that I neither see myself there, nor do I see myself here.
I came across this while reading, so I thought I might share it. No particular reason, except than I found it to be moving. I wouldn't mind hearing your opinions.
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[If he was a man with shame, this would be the start where he reconsiders what he's saying. But Jesse McCree is not a man who knows when to stop.]
But how many of them don't want to talk about poetry, neither? Maybe we're doing everyone a service by stopping this shit.
The Doc and I go way back, but I ain't sure how common that is in a place like this.
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If they didn't want to talk about poetry, I imagine they didn't respond.
[You know, like normal people, McCree.]
I wouldn't know how common it is to find someone familiar around here. Are there others that you recognize? Or is it only your Doctor friend?
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For now.]
So the lack of people crawling out of the woodwork means I'm right, right?
Haven't had access to none of this shit for very long, so I couldn't say. Maybe not all of these strangers are strangers, but nobody else is coming to say hello. You don't got any friends here either, then?
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[She's going to just keep humoring him at this rate.]
Hmm. Who knows? If I have any friends around, they haven't found me yet. Perhaps that will change in the future.
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[By this point McCree has realized he's just being humored, but...Eh. No harm, no foul.]
Well on account of you being so mysterious you probably won't find any anytime soon. Though I'm sure someone'll come crawling outta the woodwork when you least expect it.
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Or are you still sore about the poetry? I've never known someone to find art so nefarious.
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[At least if you're paranoid.]
It's a waste of time that people with more money and sense think is more important than anything else, like honest work.
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[yes he is being Stubborn]
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[His stubbornness deserves a little sass.]
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[that's what you get for being sassy]
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You can call me Shrike.
[She's already told one person that name, she might as well stick with it...]
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Is this some sort of fancy callsign?
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I guess you could say that.
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Any reason for the bird? You some sort of pilot or have you got some sorta fancy flight powers?
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Is liking them a good enough reason?
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[he can give non-answers, too]
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And going by your real name is just impossible, then?
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You know my name, I know your callsign, I'd think we've surpassed being strangers.
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What are we now, Mr. McCree?
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Maybe acquaintances.
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