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A BEACH WALK
Clarissa took them round the back of the terraced houses, veering off before they reached Fred’s and taking the track behind Merida’s. When they reached the T-intersection on the outskirts of the village, Clarissa headed north for a short stretch before leading them down the road to the beach. The wind was fresh but not unpleasant and it was downhill all the way.
About ten minutes later the road curved and on the bend was a sandy rectangle given over to a makeshift cemetery. Formal access to the cemetery was through double wooden doors set in a small section of high stone wall. They didn’t enter. They could see all there was to be seen from behind the low perimeter wall edging the bulk of the area. It was the most desolate cemetery there ever was. Basalt boulders were st
