Storm on the Island Flashcards

1
Q

We are prepared: we build our houses squat,

A

Sink walls in rock and roof them with good slate.

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2
Q

The wizened earth had never troubled us

With hay,

A

so as you can see, there are no stacks

Or stooks that can be lost.

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3
Q

You might think that the sea is company,

A

Exploding comfortably down on the cliffs

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4
Q

But no: when it begins, the flung spray hits

A

The very windows, spits like a tame cat

turned savage

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5
Q

Space is a salvo.

We are bombarded by the empty air.

A

Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear.

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