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A Bag for the Bones


I saw a photo today of workers cleaning up oil in the gulf. They formed a chain passing huge pristine white bags with such a tiny amount enclosed they didn't even sag. Their aprons, gloves, and the lips of the bags were startlingly clean. It reminded me of working on the Exxon cleanup, when our crew had to work with the "Ace team" because one of ours had passed out from the fumes and we had to evacuate the tiny island we were cleaning. The bags we packed with the ace team were filled with clean rocks. That is how they measured success; by how many bags were loaded, and by calling them oil filled. Crisp white bones to hide a dying body.

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