The View From Mount Dog (2014)
“The stream at this point meandered uncertainly about in its bed as if without a downpour somewhere behind it in the forests of the interior it had no idea how best to flow in the overlarge space it found itself in. It gurgled around the boulders where the women came to spank the dirt out of the laundry and pooled beneath the eroded bank of the bend opposite. In this wallow under the low earth cliff threaded with exposed roots a buffalo lay with its chin resting on the water. Various insects ski...ttered around its muzzle, their feet making swift dimples on the surface. For a long minute a small pink and black bird perched on the end of one of its horns.
‘My head aches,’ said Siyo.‘You were drunk last night. Rum and beer. There weren’t really enough snacks, were there? It’s very bad for you, drinking without eating. Plenty of food today, though.’ ‘And drink. That’s the best thing about birthdays. If they’re properly organised, you can forget it means one year nearer the grave.’ ‘Hush,’ said Jhonny automatically.MoreLess
‘My head aches,’ said Siyo.‘You were drunk last night. Rum and beer. There weren’t really enough snacks, were there? It’s very bad for you, drinking without eating. Plenty of food today, though.’ ‘And drink. That’s the best thing about birthdays. If they’re properly organised, you can forget it means one year nearer the grave.’ ‘Hush,’ said Jhonny automatically.MoreLess
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