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Great work here , Mathew.

The best way you know how, you're making beauty out of tragedy... What else should we do, right?

I particularly enjoy the way you later allude to the fires burning under the surface of family. A theme many of you could relate to, no doubt.

Well done!

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Very good Mathew, powerful. Similar to the fracking in West Virginia, ruining a great deal of land. They drilled under my friend's and and ruined it.

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That's awful! I went and looked at the Google satellite maps of Centralia. Hard to see all, but I found the cemetery and what I suspect is the landfill area. I saw a couple other photographs from many years ago that the place is mostly a ghost town.

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one more casualty of corporate greed

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Incredible story.

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Thank you, David!

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Feb 20Liked by Mathew Snyder

I really enjoyed this, Matthew, and you’ve got a fine speaking voice. I’m hitting the “follow” button right now.

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I’m honored. Thanks for the kind comment!

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My pleasure, Mathew

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Wow...gorgeous poem, and what an interesting phenomenon. I had no idea. Thanks for teaching us, and for your skillful art.

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The revenge of the undead.

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