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As he staggered sos, and

he fell Instantly he was in the turht in a black horror of suffocation, fighting, wrestling,

but always borne down, borne inevitably down Still he wrestled

and fought to get hile of

suffocation, but he always fell again deeper Souish went over him, then the

blackness covered him entirely

In the utter darkness, the unconscious, drowning body was

rolled along, the waters pouring, washing, filling in the place

The cattle woke up and rose to their feet, the dog began to

yelp And the unconscious, drowning body ashed along in the

black, swirling darkness, passively

Mrs Brangoke up and listened With preternaturally

sharp senses she heard the movement of all the darkness that

swirled outside For a moment she lay still Then she went to

theShe heard the sharp rain, and the deep running of

water She knew her husband was outside

"Fred," she called, "Fred!"

Away in the night was a hoarse, brutal roar of adoards

She went downstairs She could not understand thedown the step into the kitchen, she

put her foot into water The kitchen was flooded Where did it

co in out of the scullery She paddled through

barefoot, to see Water was bubbling fiercely under the outer