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her voice flew up like a sheet of paper, they trailed it down with a string, they let it go to see where it would land. And hands around her waist kept her from flying away, and feet around her ankles keep her from floating away, sticky palms and fingers hold her right here. And she can’t walk or talk or write or eat. It looks like she is doing all that stuff, but really all she wants to do is be somewhere else. But it’s not weird for you or me because we are not the ones stuck here. We have a whole world to roam through.

Every applause is a beautiful gift. Every bird is a stranger. Every cloud is a friend on the wing. We are all of one blood, one flesh, and one heart — - one way or another. The dreamers and the dream, they tread only where other feet have trod before. The pathfinders wash their hands on other seas.

The applause comes from the crowd and fills the room, The applause is a gift, a chance to take in air. Everyone claps. These people are their family, They’ve gathered here to see the show — the show that they love.

The applause of the audience brought me happiness and made me want to stay the applause was a promise. It meant everything was going to be okay The applause is what made me feel like I could do anything so long as I stayed true to myself, heart open wide.

I want to say thank you, Thank you for clapping, Thank you for cheering in the bar. You made me feel better. It was very nice of you.

The applause is a wordless language, an unheard song.

An abandoned skill, the gift of tongues. It is not just for the concert halls and theaters that we praise when we clap; it should be how each day begins when we wake to new suns and know there will be years ahead to live and love in peace.