"Suddenly at the end of the avenue, I saw it. I stood a long time observing its vastness, watching the waves roll in, one after another, to break against the red rocks of the shore. In the distance, despite the mist around them, I saw some very green islands. It was the most astonishing spectacle that had ever confronted me. At night, from the train, I had only glimpsed the sea. I had formed no real idea of its size, nor even less of its movement, of the kind of fascination one feels towards its endless movement. Now that the whole spectacle lay before me I could scarcely come away."
Camara Laye
The Dark Child
Those of us who grew up far from shore understand the emotions of catching sight of the sea for the first time. Laye evokes those feelings eloquently.
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