L. Moore was the creator of Northwest Smith and Jirel of Joiry before collaborating on a number of classic stories with her husband, Henry Kuttner. This is the second of three stories we are publishing from her college magazine; it has been out of print for 82 years. (Thanks and a tip of the hat to Andrew Liptak for unearthing it.) -------------- TWO FANTASIESby C. L. Moore (A legend they tell of the notorious Duchess of Penyra says that once in her childhood she saw the Sea Maid. Segramar includes a highly ambiguous account of this in his Dark Ladies.)Down at the edge of the sea two children were playing. A little girl, a little boy. The tropical sun beating down on their bare heads made blue highlights on the black hair of the boy, but the girl’s bright curls blazed defiance in the face of the sun, and every sparkle was a glint of red gold. Under the burning of it her eyes were stormy, dark, and her face and her beautiful little golden body gave promise already of the turbulent years to come.Now she wore a single torn garment, and her feet were bare and her hair a mop of ragged glory.
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