Geography III by Elizabeth Bishop

Geography III by Elizabeth Bishop

Author:Elizabeth Bishop
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781466889415
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux


12 O’Clock News

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As you all know, tonight is the night of the full moon, half the world over. But here the moon seems to hang motionless in the sky. It gives very little light; it could be dead. Visibility is poor. Nevertheless, we shall try to give you some idea of the lay of the land and the present situation.

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The escarpment that rises abruptly from the central plain is in heavy shadow, but the elaborate terracing of its southern glacis gleams faintly in the dim light, like fish scales. What endless labor those small, peculiarly shaped terraces represent! And yet, on them the welfare of this tiny principality depends.



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