Suddenly he wondered if [a Roman-British ancestor] had come this way before; had helped, maybe, to build the road that had gone back to the wild so long ago [...]
Just for a moment, the thought made him catch his breath as though he were looking down an unbearable length and loneliness of time, and the wind blew cold out of its emptiness; and then it was oddly comforting, and made him feel less alone.
— Aug 26, 2026 04:04AM
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