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A lyrical, fever‑driven voice sweeps listeners onto a sun‑drenched shore where desire and reverie intertwine. The narrator becomes fixated on a luminous, ethereal figure—her white dress fluttering like a boat’s wing, her skin as transparent as sky. Every breath, every glance is rendered in a rush of poetic metaphor, turning sand, wind, and water into extensions of a heart that trembles on the edge of surrender.
As the two souls draw close, the narrative swells with an intimate, almost tactile yearning: hands seeking skin, words spilling like droplets, a shared breath that feels like a promise of eternity. The prose captures the intoxicating blend of awe and vulnerability that accompanies that first, trembling contact, inviting listeners to feel the pulse of longing in each breath‑like line.
Language
fr
Duration
~48 minutes (46K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2021-01-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1877–1936
A lively figure in early 20th-century French literary life, he wrote novels, criticism, and essays while championing new writing through the review Les Marges. He is also remembered for his wide-ranging survey of French literature from the fin de siècle into the modern era.
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