第62章暴风雨礼赞(1)
GloriesoftheStorm
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Itbeginswhenafeelingofstillomyess。Everythinghassudde。Birdsdonotchirp。Leavesdosdonotsing。
&hasbeenhotalldaybeesheavy。Itharees,pressestheheadsofthef?lowerstotheground,sitsonmyshoulders。WithavaguefeelingofuneasinessImovetothewihewest,liestheanswer—cloudhaspiledonaridgeofmammothwhitetainstbluesky。
Theirpiergwhitenessisofbriefduration。Soonthemarshmarrowrimsf?lattentoanviltops,andthecloudsrevealtheirdarkerheyimposethemselvesbeforethelate-afternoonsun,andthedaydarkehenagustofwindwhipsthedustalongtheroad,ingofwhatistoe。
Inthehouseadoorshutswithabang,sbillowintotheroom。Irushtoclosethewihee,securethepati。Thuogrumbleiance。
&dropse。Theysplatiandimprinttheiththeindividualsigheyplipipeandpluioroof。Leavesshudderubef,andthesidewalkwearsacoatofshinyspots。
&hmaccelerates;plinkfollowsfasterahesoundisarollofdrumsandtheindividualdropsbeymargoverf?ieldsandrooftops。boltoflightningstabstheearth。Itisheaveionpoiormishere!
Inspiteofmyself,Ijumpatthefollowingcrader。ItrattlesthewindowpahedtogetuheiseveraisesthehaironthebaynedItakeaninvoluntarystepawayfromthewindow。
Theraiorrent,f?lungcapriciouslybyarisingwiheybatterthetreesahegrasses。Waterstreamsoffroofsandoutofrainspouts。ItpoundsagainstthewindowinsuchasteadywashthatIamsightless。Thereisonlywater。Howuchfallsofast?Howcouldthecloudshavesupportedthisvastweight?Howtheearthe?
Pagthroughthehousefromindow,Iammovedtoopen-mouthedwonder。Lookhowtheliladertheassault,howthedayliliesaref?lattehehillsidestepsareaerfall!Nowhailstohumpsupoheybouthegrassandsplashintothepuddles。Ithiablegarderees,thethef?ields;but,thankfully,thehailstoenoughinnumbersorsizete。Notthistime。
Forthisstinningtopass。Thetensionisreleasedfromtheatmosphere,thesofraiihestormhasspentmostofitsenergy,andwhatisleftwillbeexpehetrysidetotheeast。