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The clinic ran out of needles, a lot of blood was collected and it will begin again tomorrow morning at 9am. People asked if I thought it was safe to stay and if they should maybe leave. Before, I always reassured them that Bali was safe. I could only say, I hoped so, and that I thought Ubud was safe but I didn't know anymore.

The location of the bomb is one of the most crowded on Bali. It�s packed with tourists and local Balinese and other Indonesians who sell cigarettes, water and food on the streets in front of the tourist spots and work in the discos and restaurants, or just hang out there on Saturday nights. People live in the back of their shops and there are private Balinese houses and boarding rooms for workers tucked between the bars and restaurants. There are small shops that sell food to locals next to shops that sell souvenirs to tourists. It is a densely populated area. One entire block was destroyed. Not just the discos where the bombs went off, but the shops, restaurants and houses surrounding them. The fire finished what the bombs didn't.

Balinese TV is not as timid as U.S. TV. The images from the hospital, were for me, unwatchable. There are handwritten signs outside the hospital that say: "Young girl in intensive care, 11-14 years old, face burned, in coma. Caucasian." And "Girl in intensive care, about 5 years old, 130 cm., fair skin, reddish brown hair. Caucasian."

One could presume that these children's parents are also in hospital unconscious or are dead. These children were not in the disco, but perhaps walking down the street with their families or in a nearby restaurant eating.

The Balinese are all in shock. They are Hindus who make offerings to their gods several times a day. They do not know what to do, how to help, what to expect. But their future is not likely to be very good or easy.