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The Splendid Fairing · Chapter

Epigraph explained

A single line of verse introduces the novel's haunting tone, personifying the water as a persistent, sorrowful voice calling to the speaker through the night.

What happens

A single line of verse introduces the novel's haunting tone, personifying the water as a persistent, sorrowful voice calling to the speaker through the night.

Key passages

  • All night long the water is crying to me.

    Throughout the entire night, the water keeps weeping or calling out to me.

    The epigraph establishes a mood of melancholy and longing, with the water as a sentient presence.