Truman Capote, American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940's Until Now
"It snowed all week. Wheels and footsteps moved soundlessly on the street, as if the business of living continued secretly behind a pale but impenetrable curtain. In the falling quiet there was no sky or earth, only snow lifting in the wind, frosting the window glass, chilling the rooms, deadening and hushing the city. At all hours it was necessary to keep a lamp lighted, and Mrs. Miller lost track of the days: Friday was no different from Saturday and on Sunday she went to the grocery: closed, of course."
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"It snowed all week. Wheels and footsteps moved soundlessly on the street, as if the business of living continued secretly behind a pale but impenetrable curtain. In the falling quiet there was no sky or earth, only snow lifting in the wind, frosting the window glass, chilling the rooms, deadening and hushing the city. At all hours it was necessary to keep a lamp lighted, and Mrs. Miller lost track of the days: Friday was no different from Saturday and on Sunday she went to the grocery: closed, of course."
"توالى تساقط الثلج طوال الأسبوع. كانت العجلات والأقدام تمضي بصمت في الشارع، وكأنما دبيب الحياة يتواصل في الخفاء وراء حجاب شاحب لكنه منيع. في غمرة هذا السكون المتساقط، لا سماء ولا أرض، إلا الثلج الذي تذروه الريح، يكسو زجاج النوافذ بالصقيع، ويُبرّد الغرف، ويُصمّت المدينة ويُخمدها. كان لا بد من إبقاء مصباح موقد على مدار الساعة، وفقدت السيدة ميلر إحساسها بالأيام: فلم يعد يوم الجمعة يختلف عن السبت، وفي الأحد قصدت متجر البقالة: مغلقًا، بطبيعة الحال."
Truman Capote, American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940's Until Now
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