Fare Well

Portrait of Federico Garcia Lorca
Federico Garcia Lorca 1898–1936

If I die, leave the balcony open.

The little boy is eating oranges. (From my balcony I can see him.)

The reaper is harvesting the wheat. (From my balcony I can hear him.)

If I die, leave the balcony open!

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