Count Julian - pg. 5

Africa and your first visit to the mirador of the Casbah,
with its comforting view of the other shore and the tranquil
sea between the two of you: a daily, necessary confirmation:
a last guarantee that you were safe from the wild beast, out
of reach of its fangs and claws: its burnished muscles gleaming
in the sun, its jaws set, crouching, all prepared to attack
you at any moment