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The match strikes the box and flares.
I place three incense sticks into the flame.
They sit and smoulder. I wait.
The flame catches.
I set the match aside.
I raise the burning sticks and shake them — once, fast.
The flame dies.
Smoke rises.
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I stand and make three full prostrations.
Each is a void.
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I place the sticks in the altar-bowl.
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The bowl is filled with ash.
The ash holds the incense.
The incense turns to ash.
Your ashen hair.
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The smoke rises.
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