The Bright Children, Chapter 4-1 “Lessons”
Chapter 4: Lessons “Again. Faster.” Aphella wiped sweat from her brow and repeated the exercise. She took a deep breath and incanted in a whisper her mind’s words for color, one after the other, thought over word at the same time. The water in the blown glass vessels, arranged in a wide arc in front of her, leapt to a bright, living light. Green, yellow, blue (the hardest for Aphella to imagine and speak), orange, and finally red, the tall bowls created an intermingling warm white light on the walls and ceiling of the practice room. “Still slower than…