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The Sea

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"They carefully monitored the coastline. Every evening the beach was ploughed to a width of about six meters. If someone entered the territory from the sea or left it, such a measure would allow traces to be seen"

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 “I still can’t swim because for half my life I couldn’t go near the sea”

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- Your house is right by the shore. I read that the sea is getting closer every year. Do you notice that?

- Yes, it's a painful issue for us. Are you a journalist?

- I could say so, yes

- Where are you from?

- I'm from Russia, but after the invasion in Ukraine began, my colleagues and I came to Latvia.

- Sorry, I won't talk to you.

- Why?

- I don't have to explain anything to you

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“The waves take everything they want. The sea comes right up to the cliff and washes away the land”

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© Ekaterina Balaban

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