Black Sheep (2013)
“When he tried to breathe, the air in his lungs crackled.
Slowly, he linked one thought to the next, one sensation to another, until he had a chain that made a pattern and knew where he was – in the farthest, topmost field, at the highest point, against a stony outcrop. It was dark, but the snow was vivid. There was a moon. The frost was like acid and he had his arms round a sheep, whose fleece was knotted into ropelets by the ice. His ears were ringing, the inside of his mouth tasted metallic. ...He lay still for several minutes with his eyes closed but when he felt himself falling down into icy sleep again he forced himself to look and saw the stars glittering above his head and a ring round the moon. No one was near. The sheep were clumped together in corners, half buried in snowdrifts. He had come out with William Barnes several hours ago, carrying hay, and plunged at once up to their waists in snow. After that, they had struggled against it to try and reach the flock who were farthest away and most deeply buried.MoreLess
Slowly, he linked one thought to the next, one sensation to another, until he had a chain that made a pattern and knew where he was – in the farthest, topmost field, at the highest point, against a stony outcrop. It was dark, but the snow was vivid. There was a moon. The frost was like acid and he had his arms round a sheep, whose fleece was knotted into ropelets by the ice. His ears were ringing, the inside of his mouth tasted metallic. ...He lay still for several minutes with his eyes closed but when he felt himself falling down into icy sleep again he forced himself to look and saw the stars glittering above his head and a ring round the moon. No one was near. The sheep were clumped together in corners, half buried in snowdrifts. He had come out with William Barnes several hours ago, carrying hay, and plunged at once up to their waists in snow. After that, they had struggled against it to try and reach the flock who were farthest away and most deeply buried.MoreLess
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