For more than two years I've been studying at this college, and hundreds of times I've walked by this pool at night. ... It brought to my mind a calm sea under a bright moon. ... "A plane will fly across the sky every two minutes," he announced. ... Two minutes went by, but we did not see a plane. ... A tree, set between two lights, caught my eye. ...
I continue my walk along the water. ... It left the place full of peace, but it sent the moon to guard over it. It has been a full moon two nights ago, and the moon is still round and big. It reflects its image onto the inky sea giving the impression of two moons, one from the heavens and one from the depths. I smile, happy to be here, happy to have been able to say goodbye to the sun and welcome the moon at "my beach." ...
Together they walk without her sire. ... You can see the moon and stars peeking through. ... They look at the shiny sea with the moon high up above them. ... The two were alone in their own sense just not behind closed doors. ... In the sand and rough rocks, the two make their hut. ...
Within the first two pages Ort has already mentions Australian icons like the ute' and Burke'n Willis', giving us a firm impression of the Australian setting. ... Ort describes the moon like a bit fat thing. ... At the end of that chapter, dealing with his father's accident he walks outside to look at the sky to see if a star might fall'. ...
