The river flowed flat and shallow. The rocks beneath its bosom were sedimented to form parallel lines. Lichens spread gorgeously on the rocks, artistically, so that it could be taken for bedsheet floral designs. She tried to dip herself wherever it was possible. It was almost like a curlew’s dive, but for the colour and size. That night, shivering from fever, she dreamt of lying supine in water, watching thousand dragon flies fledge across a clear blue sky..