All the leaves have turned the colour of peaches and when they fall it’s as if they weigh nothing. An average leaf takes 4 days to reach the ground and when it finally lands it has practically disintegrated leaving only the stalk and the veins. It is considered good luck to find one where all the veins are perfectly intact. Girls wear them in their hair instead of flowers.

Nothing grows quickly anymore; apples are plucked when they are still in miniature form and are eaten as if they were grapes.

No one knows what the time is and nor do they care. It’s like when you are on holiday. The girls wear sandals and the boys try to look up their sun dresses.
This is how time passes now.

Slowly. Very Slowly.

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