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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, this novelist, critic, and editor moved among many of the writers and artists shaping modern literature. His work reflects both a creative ambition of his own and a close involvement with the journals and debates of his time.
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