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The sea shall give up . . .

Aug 25th, 2008 | By | Category: Personal Columns

Sitting staring fixedly out to sea,  the scene was something from a child’s picturebook.  The water was a deep blue, and in a gentle breeze a yacht made its way across the corner of the Bay of Biscay; it sails, matching white triangles, worthy of inclusion in those primary school depictions of a day at the seaside.  The lateness of season meant the beach was almost empty.  The water was so placid that the waves broke no higher than the knees of a young couple who walked along the shoreline, …