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“The best moments came when there were two trucks, one in each direction, and we cut between them, through a gap which was wide enough to tempt us, yet narrow enough to kill us, should we put one foot wrong.
But what a gap it is. The moment you enter the space between two trucks, it feels like you are hitting a vacuum, sound just dries up and gets sucked out. All you hear is a burst, similar to that when first jump into a swimming pool. Or like when you pour Coke into a glassful of ice. A loud fizz that gradually diminishes.
No onomatopoeic device can capture this sound. Each time we treated ourselves to a Coke during the rest of the trip, we would close our eyes and listen, transported back to those few precious seconds in the truck vacuum.”
― Floating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia and Singapore
But what a gap it is. The moment you enter the space between two trucks, it feels like you are hitting a vacuum, sound just dries up and gets sucked out. All you hear is a burst, similar to that when first jump into a swimming pool. Or like when you pour Coke into a glassful of ice. A loud fizz that gradually diminishes.
No onomatopoeic device can capture this sound. Each time we treated ourselves to a Coke during the rest of the trip, we would close our eyes and listen, transported back to those few precious seconds in the truck vacuum.”
― Floating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia and Singapore
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