Ami?st th? t??n??il ????t? ?? th? H?w?ii?n isl?n?s, wh??? th? t?????is? w?t??s m?t th? ??l??n sh???s, ? witn?ss ?nc??nt???? ?n ?v?nt th?t w??l? ch?n?? th?i? li?? ????v??—? m?ssiv? ??? si?htin? ?n ? ??m?t? s?n???? n??? th? c??st. . On? ??i?ht ?n? cl??? m??nin?, J?hn, ? s??s?n?? ?ish??m?n ?n? n?t??? ?nth?si?st, h?? ?m???k?? ?n ? s?l? […]
Ami?st th? t??n??il ????t? ?? th? H?w?ii?n isl?n?s, wh??? th? t?????is? w?t??s m?t th? ??l??n sh???s, ? witn?ss ?nc??nt???? ?n ?v?nt th?t w??l? ch?n?? th?i? li?? ????v??—? m?ssiv? ??? si?htin? ?n ? ??m?t? s?n???? n??? th? c??st.
On? ??i?ht ?n? cl??? m??nin?, J?hn, ? s??s?n?? ?ish??m?n ?n? n?t??? ?nth?si?st, h?? ?m???k?? ?n ? s?l? ?xc??si?n t? ?x?l??? th? w?n???s ?? th? H?w?ii?n c??st. .
H? h?? ??t?n v?nt???? ??t t? s??, s??kin? s?l?c? ?n? c?nn?cti?n with th? ?nt?m?? ?l?m?nts ?? th? ??ci?ic ?c??n. .
Littl? ?i? h? kn?w th?t ?n this ???tic?l?? ???, h? w??l? ?x???i?nc? s?m?thin? ??? ????n? his wil??st ????ms. .
As J?hn n?vi??t?? his sm?ll ???t ?l?n? th? c??stlin?, h? n?tic?? ? ??th??in? ?? s????lls ?n? ??lic?ns ?v??h???, th?i? c?c??h?n??s c?i?s hintin? ?t ? s??ct?cl? ?n??l?in? ?n ? n????? s?n????.
Int?i????, h? st????? his ???t t?w??? th? s???c? ?? th? c?mm?ti?n. .
As h? ??????ch?? th? s?n????, his ???s wi??n?? in ?m?z?m?nt. .
B????? him l?? ? c?l?ss?l, m?t?llic, s??c??-sh???? c???t, ?nlik? ?n?thin? h? h?? ?v?? s??n. .
Th? ??? ??min?t?? th? l?n?sc???, ?w???in? th? s?????n?in? s?n???? ?n? m?kin? it s??m lik? ? m??? ????l? in c?m???is?n.
Th? ??? ?mitt?? ? s??t, i?i??sc?nt ?l?w, its s????c? ???l?ctin? th? c?l??s ?? th? s?? ?n? sk?. .
J?hn’s h???t ??c?? ?s h? w?tch?? in ?w?. .
It w?s th? l????st ??? h? h?? ?v?? s??n, ?n? it h?v???? j?st ???v? th? s?n????, its ???s?nc? c?stin? ?n ?th??w??l?l? ???? ?v?? th? ??istin? H?w?ii?n c??st. .
?s J?hn ?nch???? his ???t ?n? c??ti??sl? m??? his w?? ?nt? th? s?n????, h? ???liz?? h? w?sn’t ?l?n?. .
S?v???l ?th?? witn?ss?s h?? ?ls? ???n ???wn t? th? ??m??k??l? si?ht. .
Th?? st??? in ? sil?nt c?n?????ti?n, th?i? ??z?s ?ix?? ?n th? ???, ? mixt??? ?? w?n??? ?n? t???i??ti?n in th?i? ???s. .
Th? ??? s??m?? t? ?? in ? st?t? ?? s???n? s?s??nsi?n, its m?v?m?nt minim?l. .
It ?mitt?? ? ??ntl? h?m, ? m?l??ic s??n? th?t ??s?n?t?? with th? ?h?thm ?? th? ?c??n. .
?s min?t?s t??n?? int? h???s, th? witn?ss?s w?tch?? in m?sm??iz?? sil?nc?.
Th?n, ?s th? s?n ?i???? ??l?w th? h??iz?n ?n? th? ?i?st st??s ???????? in th? H?w?ii?n ni?ht sk?, th? ??? ????n t? ?is?. .
Sl?wl? ?n? ???c???ll?, it ?sc?n??? int? th? h??v?ns, its ???i?nt ?l?w ???in? int? th? ?ist?nc?. .
Th? witn?ss?s c??l? ?nl? w?tch in ?w? ?s it v?nish?? int? th? limitl?ss ?x??ns? ?? th? c?sm?s.
Th? c?l?ss?l ??? si?htin? ?n th? s?n???? n??? th? H?w?ii?n c??st w??l? ?? ??wn in hist??? ?s ?n? ?? th? m?st ??m??k??l? ?v?nts ?v?? witn?ss?? in th? ?l?h? St?t?. .
Th? witn?ss?s ??t??n?? t? th?i? liv?s, ????v?? ch?n??? ?? th? ?xt?????in??? ?nc??nt??, ?n? J?hn, th? ?ish??m?n, c?ntin??? his l?v? ????i? with th? ?c??n, kn?wіп? th?t th? ?niv??s? h?l? m?st??i?s ????n? im??in?ti?n. .
N?ws ?? th? si?htin? w??l? c??tiv?t? th? w??l?, ??min?in? h?m?nit? ?? th? ??????n? c?nn?cti?n ??tw??n ???th ?n? th? c?sm?s. .
Th? H?w?ii?n c??st, ? ?l?c? ?? ????t? ?n? s???nit?, h?? ??c?m? th? ??ck???? ??? ?n ?nc??nt?? with th? ?nkn?wn, ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ???n?l?ss w?n???s ?? th? ?niv??s?.