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She was distracted

and he ran on the pitch

in an instinctive,

uninhibited,

exhilarating chase

along the right wing.

.


He out-stripped

the startled player,

gave the ball

a tremendous kick

and followed up

with a round of applause

as he watched it

cannon off the post

and career into the stands.

.

She explained

that he always clapped

when he was proud

of something he’d achieved,

so they all laughed and agreed

it was an excellent kick,

most of them applauded

and someone shouted,


Well done, young man!”
.
He suffered

her gentle admonishment

when he returned

dutifully to her side

and the match

attained normality

as he retreated

back to his world,

with his autistic smile

perceptibly wider.
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