Richard Skelton - A night of exhilaration, of boredom and terror, in which...

A night of exhilaration, of boredom and terror, in which the merest of sounds took on other forms - grew large in the expanse of darkness. After several hours the sheep gradually stopped calling to each other from accross the river banks, and a brittle quiet descended. I desperately wanted to walk down to the water's edge. To see the black river in the moonlight. But a mixture of reason and fear kept me locked along the safe paths high above.

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A night of exhilaration, of boredom and terror, in which the merest of sounds took on other forms - grew large in the expanse of darkness. After several hours the sheep gradually stopped calling to each other from accross the river banks, and a brittle quiet descended. I desperately wanted to walk down to the water's edge. To see the black river in the moonlight. But a mixture of reason and fear kept me locked along the safe paths high above. Richard Skelton

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night exhilaration boredom terror merest sounds forms - grew large expanse darkness hours sheep gradually stopped calling accross river banks brittle quiet descended desperately wanted walk water' edge black moonlight mixture reason fear locked safe paths high

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