I see nothing. We may sink and settle on the waves. The sea will drum …

Virginia Woolf
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I see nothing. We may sink and settle on the waves. The sea will drum in my ears. The white petals will be darkened with sea water. They will float for a moment and then sink. Rolling over the waves will shoulder me under. Everything falls in a tremendous shower, dissolving me. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2016). The Waves, p.152, Virginia Woolf
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