Watch - Sky

A dark shadow appeared on the ocean, like a pool of spilled ink. Above it, the sky grew black and stars shone through. The blackness above and shadow below spread rapidly, a cold wind before them. Soon, exactly half the earth and sky were bathed in night. To the east stars twinkled and a bright harvest moon hung in the sky. But to the west was a cloudless Caribbean day, with the sun shining brightly on everything below.

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Dance of the Hours, Chapter 1