Nov 23. Went westerly to see fire. Calm day. Piles of smoke. Glanced King Parot. Road blocked. Large clump Saw Fly larva being eaten by Gang Gang, broad grey back, scarlett head with filamentous crest. Lithgow. Absolutely fab support. 'Mercury' article due. Bloke shouted 'look at my bumper' as he drove past in ute. Sticker! Young and old, the halt , the lame, two taxi drivers, the girl at the newspaper office, the tobacconist, pretty girls, tattood boys. Onya Lithgow. Grief from parking guy. Ignored. Thought I should press on to Bathurst where newspaper jumped on story. Editor 'older' Australian. So enthusiastic he got flag for his boat in Snowys! Had inexplicable feeling of joy on being in Bathurst. Common blackbird fed. House sparow two white stripes. When church peeled 'Danny Boy' , fair dinkum mate,
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