A lingering, fine drizzle of rain fell uninvited once again. A dense veil of white mist enshrouded the North Sea and the secluded courtyard beside it, countless raindrops splashing upward to form a hazy white spray that merged into a seamless expanse until heaven and earth seemed bound in a boundless white fog.
Amidst the white mist, the black tiles on the rooftops shone with striking clarity, flickering in and out of view through the damp, hazy air. Rainwater gathered into slender rivulets along the eaves, dangling down like strings of glistening silver.
Like a figure stepping straight out of a painting, a woman in pristine white, holding a white oiled-paper umbrella, walked through the white rain and mist into the North Sea courtyard.
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