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Readers share a quiet Moomin passage about dawn on an island

Original: "Little My sat on the lighthouse steps watching the dawn. Below her, the island lay in the half-light, looking like a bi

A passage from Tove Jansson's Moomin books is being shared among readers, describing Little My sitting on lighthouse steps at dawn while the island below resembles a big grey cat stretching its claws. The imagery has prompted warm appreciation of Jansson's prose.

Why now: Fans are sharing and appreciating Tove Jansson's distinctive descriptive writing from the Moomin books.

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• "Little My sat on the lighthouse steps watching the dawn. Below her, the island lay in the half-light, looking like a big grey cat stretching itself, with its claws spread out. Its tail was a long, narrow point at the other end of the island, but its eyes were invisible. 'Huh!'… · MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz · 5

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