Richard Atkinson and Jamie Larcombe

The following note is for both Richard and Jamie.

for Danielle Kitchen
and for Ross and Kate Atkinson,
and James Atkinson and
all of Tasmania.

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for Rhiannon Penhall,
and for
Steven and Tricia Larcombe and
Ann-Marie, Emily and April Larcombe and
all of Kangaroo Island.

the heart wells over, and there is sadness and sorrow and the most heartfelt of sympathy.

i'm sad your son and brother died alone, in those heart scraped, rugged, fresh blooded mountains, and that never again will he bless your presence with his easy laugh and his infectious potential for kindness. i wish with all my heart that this had never happened to you, and that your Jamie had had a different kind of destiny, and that he had not been swallowed whole into this vast and unremitting shadow. as you cry today, know that people who have never met you have comprehended your sacrifice, and have given themselves, body and soul, so that this moment in time should never take place.