>>5470839>>5470836"I'm a farmer, by trade. Ever since Pa got too old to plow the fields, i've been out every spring with my brothers tilling. Too poor to afford an oxen, we are... Anyhow, i thought i'd seen it all - storms, floods, drought - you name it. The seasons turn day by day and ya can't let the weather stop you from doin' what you gotta do.
But i ain't never seen the sky as it was that night, drifting within the endless sea... Just talkin' about it doesn't do it justice. It wasn't dark, see? Dark skies you get everywhere, and i reckon they don't care much about the folks below, either..... This one did though. It was alive, and it was furious. You ever had the entire world *hate* you, Father? Ever gazed at the furthest horizon and felt endless blackness stare back? I did, that night...."
(Here, the witness pauses for a moment. He is offered a mug and accepts it with a grateful look. After drinking deeply, he is ready to continue.)
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