The disappearing

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Ad Libitum18 August 2015the disappearingAndrew Thurston, MDAndrew Thurston, MDFrom Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-0593 Audio Reading - “the disappearing” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "the disappearing," by A. Thurston. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail I.The horse was blind from cataract and scar—the brittleness of bone spread through his knees.He stopped feeding,and never ventured far.He spent the afternoons beneath the treesby the old brown fence that marked the northernland line, staring at the wood as though he—through the burning of a glare—could turnthe thing to ash, and escape.And go free.I woke one morning, young, and looked around—saw nothing standing but the fence outside;the hoof-prints—horseless—in the clotting ground."He's done it—see! He's disappeared!" I cried.And mother pulled the fiber from the corn.And father washed the sweaterhe had worn.II.I ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Current Author Address: Andrew Thurston, MD; e-mail, [email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “the disappearing” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "the disappearing," by A. Thurston. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 18 August 2015Volume 163, Issue 4Page: 310KeywordsBoneForecastingKneesScars ePublished: 18 August 2015 Issue Published: 18 August 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...