Mares Pana Cu Ochii Spre Cer -

The dust of the Bărăgan plain didn’t settle on Mares; it seemed to inhabit him. It was in the cracks of his palms and the rhythm of his walk. But Mares was a man of verticality in a horizontal world. While the other villagers studied the soil for yield and drought, Mares studied the clouds for architecture.

Use the sky as a metaphor for freedom during a time of oppression. Mares Pana Cu Ochii Spre Cer

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