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The# sun# had# not# yet# risen# . The# sea# was# indistinguishable# 005 from# the# sky# , except# that# the# sea# was# slightly# creased# as# if# a# cloth# had# wrinkles# in# it# . Gradually# as# the# sky# whitened# a# dark# line# lay# on# the# horizon# dividing# the# sea# from# the# sky# and# the# grey# cloth# became# barred# with# thick# strokes# moving# , one# after# another# , beneath# the# surface# , following# each# other# , pursuing# each# other# , perpetually# .. As# they# neared# the# shore# each# bar# rose# , heaped# itself# , broke# and# swept# a# thin# veil# of# white# water# across# the# sand# . The# wave# paused# , and# then# drew# out# again# , sighing# like# a# sleeper# whose# breath# comes# and# goes# unconsciously# . Gradually# the# dark# bar# on# the# horizon# became# clear# as# if# the# sediment# in# an# old# wine-bottle# had# sunk# and# left# the# glass# green# . Behind# it# , too# , the# sky# cleared# as# if# the# white# sediment# there# had# sunk# , or# a . . .