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obscured all the

people in the

seaside cafes and

On the pier

who witnessed the

waves, crashing over

the many rocks

where the seagulls

rode the air

and then swooped

on the anoraks

hanging on the

backs of the

seats along the

esplanade, tho the

wind was howling

, the surge overwhelming

until the final

scream, suddenly it

was all over.

Was that all

that happened when

the lost mermaid

floated up to

the light? Was

fading fast, however,

it had just

enough time for

a final shimmer.

before it faded

That was the

time when the

great lizards roamed

along the garden

and into the

hedge to eat

the last of

the summer insects

just before they

disappeared before the