| Aiko: | Do you trust feely-touchy crap like this? |
| Cindy: | Why not? The world is too full of mistrust already. |
| Don: | I've actually discovered something interesting about trust: you might start out only half-sincere, but if the other person communicates trust deeply, more often than not you'll transform. I am tempted to call trust "infectious". |
| Aiko: | C'mon – a wolf cannot transform into a sheep! |
| Don: | There are no wolves and no sheep – just human beings doing their best to survive in a world that's bigger than their capacity to comprehend. |
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Touch is an exploration . . . a journey along the surface of our skin discovering the fo reignness of others who are all so kin More than words or glances touch has redemptive possibilities – it soothes mangled tissues and rubs away insularity Touching is a firm of birthing – fingers are gates to the soul Those who know this and share freely create a harmony of sinews through taction celebrating each person t hey hold |
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