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large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_07_edwards_64kb
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It is really a pity to see Scituate only from a motor. There is real atmosphere to the place, which is worth breathing, but it takes more time to breathe in an atmosphere than merely to "take the air." Should you decide to ramble about the ancient town you will surely find your way to Scituate Point. IT IS REALLY A PITY TO SEE SITUATE ONLY FROM A MOTOR THERE IS REAL ATMOSPHERE TO THE PLACE WHICH IS WORTH BREATHING BUT IT TAKES MORE TIME TO BREATHE IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAN MERELY TO TAKE THE AIR SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO RAMBLE ABOUT THE ANCIENT TOWN YOU WILL SURELY FIND YOUR WAY TO SITUATE POINT
the rocks and ledges along the shore. They bring it in, a heavy, dark, inert mass, all sleek and dripping, and spread it out to dry in the sun. As it lies there, neatly arranged on beds of smoothest pebbles, the sun bleaches it. One can easily differentiate the different days' haul, for the moss which is just spread out is almost black and that of yesterday is a dark purple. It shimmers from purple into lavender; the lavender into something like rose; and by the time of the final washing and bleaching it lies in fine light white crinkles, almost like wool. It is a pretty sight, and the neatness and dispatch of the mossers make the odd sea-flower gardens attractive patches on the beach. Sometimes a family working together will make as much as a thousand dollars in a season gathering and preparing the moss. One wonders if all the people in the world could eat enough blancmange to consume this salty product, and is relieved to be reminded that the moss is also used for brewing and dyeing. AKES THE SEAWEED FROM THE ROCKS AND LEDGES ALONG THE SHORE THEY BRING IT IN A HEAVY DARK INERT MASS ALL SLEEK AND DRIPPING AND SPREAD IT OUT TO DRY IN THE SUN AS IT LIES THERE NEATLY ARRANGED ON BEDS OF SMOOTHEST PEBBLES THE SUN BLEACHES IT ONE CAN EASILY DIFFERENTIATE THE DIFFERENT DAY'S HAUL FOR THE MOSS WHICH IS JUST SPREAD OUT IS ALMOST BLACK AND THAT OF YESTERDAY IS A DARK PURPLE IT SHIMMERS FROM PURPLE INTO LAVENDER THE LAVENDER INTO SOMETHING LIKE ROSE AND BY THE TIME OF THE FINAL WASHING AND BLEACHING IT LIES IN FINE LIGHT WHITE CRINKLES ALMOST LIKE WOOL IT IS A PRETTY SIGHT AND THE NEATNESS AND DISPATCH OF THE MOSSERS MAKE THE ODD SEA FLOWER GARDENS ATTRACTIVE PATCHES ON THE BEACH SOMETIMES A FAMILY WORKING TOGETHER WILL MAKE AS MUCH AS A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A SEASON GATHERING AND PREPARING THE MOSS ONE WONDERS IF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD COULD EAT ENOUGH BLANCMANGE TO CONSUME THIS SALTY PRODUCT AND IS RELIEVED TO BE REMINDED THAT THE MOSS IS ALSO USED FOR BREWING AND DYING
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