
Last Year’s Rain
KATA PEMRED #87
PinterPolitik.com
Morning in Palangka Raya, in the middle of October 2026, arrives without a sun. Haze blankets the Bundaran Besar roundabout, and the Talawang Monument at its centre is barely visible. A talawang is a Dayak shield, made to stop spears that come from the front. Smoke does not come from the front. Smoke enters with every breath, and no shield can hold it back.
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