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...“I wanted to capture that moment in April when rain poured down and, amidst the peat, bog and mess, there was a glimmer, a sparkle.”...
...The water sparkles, inviting us in. But, as we look closer, those pretty iridescent bubbles are not reflections of the sun. Rather they are tiny killers: Portuguese man o’ war, or caravelas....
...Mounted Roman soldiers brandish spears and chase the spectators towards us so that the crowd practically bursts out of the picture plane, their features brutish and terrified....
...Mole trots, entranced, beside “this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal,” where all is “a-shake and a-shiver — glints and gleams and sparkles, rustle and swirl, chatter and bubble” before sitting down exhausted...
...Bridges was stabbed with knives, spears and pangas (machetes)....
...“It’s like I’m in a pink sparkle bubble at Vivid. It’s always the same people on set,” she says. “It’s like a big family.”...
...Then I slipped on the bracelet and admired its subtle sparkle on my wrist, content that I now had my own reward too. susie.boyt@ft.com More columns at www.ft.com/boyt...
...But it was all right, the boy assured her, because he kept a spear under his bed with which to protect his father....
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