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The wind up here always smelled of salt

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and wild fennel, a sharp, clean scent that

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cleared the lungs and chased away the last

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echoes of the city.

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Clara adjusted the strap of her pack and

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stepped onto the narrow coastal walking trail, her

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boots crunching softly over the sun -bleached gravel.

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To her left, the cliff dropped away in

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a sheer, dizzying plunge to where the deep

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blue ocean churned against jagged rocks,

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a vast expanse of sapphire stretching out to

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meet the pale, cloudless horizon.

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Golden wild grasses grew thick along the edge

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of the path, swaying in unison like a

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green ocean of their own under the brilliant,

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cloudless sky.

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There was a profound, almost hypnotic silence to

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the journey, broken only by the rhythmic crash

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of distant waves and the occasional sharp cry

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of a circling gull.

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Clara walked without a strict destination in mind,

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letting the rhythm of her footsteps guide her

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deeper into the coastal scenery.

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Every turn of the trail revealed a new,

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breathtaking angle of the endless water, sparkling diamonds

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of sunlight dancing across the surface.

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In the far distance, standing like a quiet

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sentinel against the edge of the world, the

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white stone of the lighthouse caught the midday

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sun.

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It had been her goal since morning, a

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distant anchor drawing her forward across the cliffs.

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As she finally crested the final rise and

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reached the perimeter of the lighthouse, the peaceful

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atmosphere enveloped her completely.

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She sat down on a smooth slab of

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sun -warmed stone, pulled a flask of water

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from her bag, and smiled as the sea

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breeze ruffled her hair,

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completely content in the vast, quiet beauty of

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the edge of the land.