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Updated: May 28, 2025

Then, at last, the eyes lifted to unbroken bluewater nothing between them and Europe save rolling waves and wave-crests like white plumes. The sea was of a diaphanous blue that shaded through a bold steel blue and a lucent blue enamel to a rich ultramarine which absorbed and healed the office-worn mind.

Sinclair Lewis - The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life