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“Acceptance,” said Sabi, “is paramount.”

“Albinos,” said Wabi, “are weird.”

“You’ve weirdness yourself. Quite a fair amount.”

“You’re one to talk,” Weird Wabi sneered.

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“Look. She’s got some eggs. Instant family!”

“Good point. I would be down with that.”

“Hey, Dabi, you’re IN,” Sab said hammily.

Thus ended the brief, perfect spat.

Wabi-Sabi, Perfection through Imperfection, is everywhere in the Arizona desert. Dylan Thomas’s “Break in the sun till the sun breaks down/And death shall have no dominion.” comes to mind…

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The cacti are gouged into, pitted and marred,
They’re spiky and twisted and knobby.
It’s hardy survivors, so weathered, so scarred,
That demonstrate TRUE Wabi-Sabi.