The Weight of Water
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Hello!
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I knew it.
They couldn't beat that wind.

:29:06
They've gone straight
into Portsmouth.

:29:08
What am I to do all day
dressed in these clothes?

:29:11
It's a good question.
So, that is that.

:29:14
The men will not
be back tonight.

:29:16
This kind of wind
dies in the evening.

:29:18
Unless they are at the harbor,
sails will not fill.

:29:21
I cannot bear
to spend the night alone.

:29:23
You won't be alone.
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You're with Karen and me.
:29:55
I now encounter my most
difficult task of all...

:29:59
which is that
of confronting the events

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of the 5th of March, 1873.
:30:04
It is not that I do not
remember details of events,

:30:08
for I do...
too vividly.

:30:11
The colors sharp
and garish;

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sounds heightened and abrasive,
as in a terrible dream

:30:18
that one has over and over
and cannot escape.

:30:32
The longer they stay away,
the fewer chores we have to do.

:30:35
I'm hungry.
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Should have eaten
your supper.

:30:40
I've just cleaned up
the kitchen.

:30:44
Maren?
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Can I spend the night
in your bed?

:30:48
I am cold
and afraid.

:30:50
Don't be silly.
:30:52
Perfectly safe
and warm in your room.

:30:54
Please?
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I know it's childish,
but please?


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