The Archive · 1924

By Elizabeth Pepys

You remember the guy-yellow that surrounded: us the veriing the sui so out of ten ject which resisted tric lights." island unto itsei shat Lleared lights where your neighbours had Econ the night: befor Emerging into an unfamiliar rid, & world of blurred. out-ie' one walked cautious) almost groping one's way. cross the road seemed greatly daring since at_any moment destruction dealing) moir might emerge from the grey cloud or jao unseen and unheard Licycle might barge down—upon 0 [equally unobtrusive self. uncertainty of the situation was a Yee the fuct altogether' displeasing and ihe. vogueness "of the Inndecopa added m charm.

Hitherto buildings now stood "out against the eaveleping foggy blanket. in impressionistic blets of blackness Outlines of passersby were furry, there were no. distressingly sharp contours nor irregular, len. tures. "Strangeness and potential Yomanco was everywhere. AS one walked on into" the y'sterious thickness the ad-Sautages ct aneetal and ussness suggested Why not veil. some

Should nol embarrass their friends tot vagueness so that. the certitorally minded in

as to precite figures on birthdays, ud expenditures rigidity We were glaring publi joe Beets when a dream arid. dispelled. the il rewugh this poe

sion Ly Lumpiug us wide awake. Taumediately cur desire was for jaicre illumination rather thoo ices. "Curt you see where you're! feeing 1? we murmured indiguant-"Alter all there is somethin said. for clear sightedness Long-suffering Father and if it comes out clean stick all the other knives in, too."

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