Daniel Holm's Office

The People Of The Wind, VIII.

In Daniel Holm's office:

a planetary map showing the secret camouflaged ground defence installations;

a holographic globe surrounded by lights representing recently launched space stations;

a display tank showing the battling space fleets.

Seen from his window:

shadowed Gray;

early dawn;

sheening bay;

purple sky;

stars blurred by negagrav screens changing pattern to allow air circulation;

cold, damp, restless winds;

serene countryside.

The narrator comments, or Holm reflects, that:

"The storms were beyond the sky and within the flesh." (p. 529)

Always within.

Gray is established as a real place by these frequent brief descriptions.