and meandered through the landscape towards the distant skyline. As his eyes searched into the distance, they focused on a distant, dark blue line that glistened as it seemed to touch the sky. During his life, the villagers had talked about an immense expanse of water that they called the sea. He had also read a book about those who sailed on it. Could this be what they meant? The realisation that this faint blue line was something of unfathomable greatness thrilled him! His mind seemed to dance ecstatically in the coolness of the mountain wind, as he was warmed by the brilliant sunshine, sitting amidst the splendour of the highlands.
He searched intently for a city called Nagnuwak that Waru had said was at the mouth of the river as it reached the sea, but he could not see it in the blueness and haze of the distance. Never had he seen so far, and it brought him sublime joy. His eyes relished in all that filled his view of the plainlands, extending in their vastness below. For the first time, he felt a peace that filled his senses. No longer did he feel confined as a cripple in between the valleys. He was now a man of the mountains!
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