The Moon

“Yellowish-red, warm sun was going down. Its light now fell only on the tops of buildings surrounding the cozy, cramped St. Mark’s Square in Venice. Below there was already a fresh shadow—only in the right corner, near the cathedral, through the Piazzetta adjoining to that side, a low sheaf of rays burst in. The stones of the Piazzetta were bathed in these rays, and beyond it, behind—warm, airy water of the Grand Canal glowed. A cold chill from late March at sunset seemed to blow from the pale skies. They were very clear—only in the east, with a pink, cloudy shadow, barely visible, the crescent of the young moon bent…”

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