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“He had come nearer the edge of the sea and wet sand slapped his boots.”
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Lost in his memories, Stephen has wandered dangerously close to the incoming sea. When his feet begin sinking into the wet sand, he turns back and looks toward the Martello tower. He imagines the tower later that evening, dark and
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