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Edward in the sunlight was shocking. I couldn't get used to it, thoughI'd been staring at him all afternoon. His skin, white despite the faintflush from yesterday's hunting trip, literally1 sparkled, like thousandsof tiny diamonds were embedded2 in the surface. He lay perfectly3 still inthe grass, his shirt open over his sculpted4, incandescent5 chest, hisscintillating arms bare. His glistening7, pale lavender lids were shut,though of course he didn't sleep. A perfect statue, carved in someunknown stone, smooth like marble, glittering like crystal.
Now and then, his lips would move, so fast it looked like they weretrembling. But, when I asked, he told me he was singing to himself; itwas too low for me to hear.
I enjoyed the sun, too, though the air wasn't quite dry enough for mytaste. I would have liked to lie back, as he did, and let the sun warm myface. But I stayed curled up, my chin resting on my knees, unwilling8 totake my eyes off him. The wind was gentle; it tangled9 my hair and ruffledthe grass that swayed around his motionless form.
The meadow, so spectacular to me at first, paled next to his magnificence.
Hesitantly, always afraid, even now, that he would disappear like amirage, too beautiful to be real… hesitantly, I reached out one fingerand stroked the back of his shimmering10 hand, where it lay within myreach. I marveled again at the perfect texture11, satin smooth, cool asstone. When I looked up again, his eyes were open, watching me.
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