C3955 The Tide Receded

The typhoon came and went quickly, and at five o'clock in the morning the wind was still howling, and by breakfast time it had turned into a light breeze, and at about eight o'clock the dark clouds parted to reveal the sun, which shone on the earth, and if one looked not at the ground but at the sky, one would have thought it a fine day.

The sky was immaculate after the rain. It was a pure blue