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Late faU in the mountains between Coloradoand New Mexico.Rust running Uke sap from a barbed wire fence.One gun-metal Ford Tempo on the left side of the road.Peripheral vision is a taut wire at the timber line.Fingerna?s of rain.A buUet rips a trident deep into the trunk of an aspen.Three fingers' impression on the wrist. Orange-red columbine, deer tracks, and cow shit?Rocks, soft ochre and blanketed with moss in the palms of the hands. 93University of Iowa is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve, and extend access toThe Iowa Review www.