"I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness." - Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Part 3 The sky was an azure blue and there seemed to be thousands of birds chirping in the trees. A cluster of pink blossoms caught my eye as I walked around. I was walking amongst the Dead. For those who have watched the 1984 movie, "The Killing Fields", a farming area 15 km from the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, lies an area where thousands upon thousands of people were executed. I teach in an elementary school. I live in a city of approximately 3 million people. I
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