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Pg 58 The sun rose slowly to the center of the sky, and the dry, sandy footway began to throw up the heat that lay buried in it. Some birds chirruped in the forests around. The men trod dry leaves on the sand. All else was silent. Then from the distnace came the faint beating of the ekwe. It rose and faded with the wind- a peaceful dance from a distant clan.

The sun rose slowly... what does this could mean? Negative or positive? -I thought it should have been positive at the first before I read the after texts. Sandy footway, heat, dry leaves on sand, silence -Is this peaceful? sad? empty? I thought it was very empty and seemed to lose something. Maybe a slight forshadowing to the event that will happen after.