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1、SticksandStonesbyTrezzaAzzopardiHeracestothetopoftheduneandlooksdownontothestrand.Thereiswaterandwetsandanddrysandandsmallpokesofsharpgrassdottedalongthebeach.Hestandsonthelipoftheconcretedefence;lookseast,tothelineofgroynes,thenwest,tothelighthouseinthedistance.There'snoone
2、hecansee,noonehecancalltoforhelp.Belowhim,thedropontothebeachisfifteen,maybetwenty,feet.Hejumpsbecausehehasto,jumpsoutintotheair,andseesashefallsonemorething;acloudofwhitebirdshangingontheskyline.Thereisahottastefillinghismouth,likemolteniron,andablackpain,andtheknowledgetha
3、thisteetharethroughhislip.It'salwaysthissamedreamthatLewishas,andhedoesthesamethingwhenhewakes;hereachesuptofeeltheplacewherehisbottomlipwasopened,runningafingeroverhischin.Hehasascartherestill,almostimperceptibletothecasualeye,likeaghostmouththatneveropens,likeahorizon.Itha
4、sbeenfifteenyearssincehejumpedandfell,andhehasneverbeenbacktothebeach.HehasspenthisadultlifeintheheartofEngland,attheverycoreofthecity,asifputtinghimselfinthedensecentreofaworldwouldprotecthimfromanotherfallofftheedgeofit.Butnowhehasreturnedtohismother'shouse,andthedreamismo
5、revividhere,incolour,withsoundeffectsandrisingpanic,asifittoohasfinallycomehome.“There'saletterforyou”,hismothershouts,hearinghisfootstepsonthestairs,“I'veputitonthetable.”1Shesaysnomore,butLewiscanhearexcitementinhervoice,asiflettersaretherarestofthings.He'sbeenhereamonthno
6、w,andhasspokentonoone,apartfromhismother,hashadnophonecalls,certainlynoletters,nothingatallfromAnna.Hepicturesher,lyingintheirbed,herfaceshockedandtearful,justasthemorninghelefther.Hetakeshismothertea,andfindshersittingatthebackofthehouse,facingthewindowandtheviewoverthestra
7、nd.Shehasawoollenshawlwrappedaroundhernightie,andpinkslippersonherfeet.Shelooksunbearablyfrail.“Thedaysaregettinglonger”,shesays,noddingatthelightcreepinginoverthesea.Shehassaidthiseverymorningsincethefirstone.TheideaoccurstoLewisthathemightstillbeherecomewinter,whenshe'llsa
8、y,Thenightsaredrawingin.Thethoughtfillshimwithdread.Shedoesn'taskwhothelett
