The coffee had become too bitter.
Scarlet sipped at it, and twisted her face for the raw taste.

But she still gulped it down.
It was the best intoxication she could manage to lay her hands on.
1/4 cups of water. 3/4 cups coffee beans. No sugar.

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Hay gulped down the water from the tubewell. Fed it to Daffodil.
She must set off this early hour, or before evening, she won't reach the town.

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Cerulean watched in interest as two men from the submarine prepared themselves to get out and rescue the boy.
He had wanted to go too, but they had turned him down with stern glances and hard words.

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Indigo felt as if he was in space. As if time was fluid.
Something tickled his foot. He was shivering in the cold.

Where had he landed up ? He thought.

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Mauve was standing in the rain. Her wet hair stuck to her temples.
The horizon was tinted in what color.....Purple ?

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Evergreen had fallen sick. Apparently she and Frost had stayed out too late the last night. She drew the blankets closer to her face.
Frost was in the kitchen. The aroma of fresh broth flew into the room.