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didn’t know then and I’m still not sure now, but an island is one thing when a man has a boat, quite another when he doesn’t.” I tucked that in my pocket to think about later.
“But you talked to her eventually.” I had wrapped this thread around my finger and was pulling on it as gently as I could, lest it break.
It was hard for me to believe that this man, who was as strong as February and August combined—and smart, besides—would be afraid of something like that.
The rain on my hood made the world very small, and I found myself filled with thoughts as I walked.
But the wind answered with its customary howl, which I could not translate, the rain was busy with its endless plunge, and the clouds were in a hurry to be somewhere else.