For a moment, she thought it natural in a way seeing a plane fall from the sky can seem natural, too. The horror comes later.
In Egypt, like everywhere, the land is made to fit the sky; but here it is more so. Here it is possible to say, __his is land," and point, and __his is sky," and point, but the eyes can__ discover the dividing line.
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In Egypt, like everywhere, the land is made to fit the sky; but here it is more so. Here it is possible to say, __his is land," and point, and __his is sky," and point, but the eyes can__ discover the dividing line.
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