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It was August, and the weather was hot. Ships were sailing as usual. Old fishermen started to warn others about a terrible storm. It was foggy. Suddenly, the waves rose, and the sky turned red. The storm hit with incredible speed.

One of the ships, Demeter, was sailing from Varna, and inside there was just silver and earth. Some sailors from the crew disappeared from the ship. When the ship got to the harbour, there was only one man inside. It was the captain, but he was dead.

Mina Murray's diary

The storm was violent and frightening, but Lucy didn't wake up. In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the air was clear and fresh. I'm glad Jonathan didn't travel by sea yesterday, but I still worry about him.

Lucy and I went to the poor captain's funeral. It was touching. Lucy was very upset, and she is often uneasy and restless, but she doesn't tell me why. I think it's because Mr. Swales, one of the local men, died. The doctors say he fell and broke his neck. I think he was scared – maybe he saw Death!

One of the men came to the funeral with his dog. It started to bark and howl, so he hit it. I tried to help it, but Lucy just looked at it. She looked terrified.

These situations are all awful. I need to go for a walk with Lucy. I hope this will help with her sleepwalking and also chase away her bad dreams.

Glossary

awful ['ɔ:fəl] – adj ужасный

bark [bɑ:k] – v лаять

break (broke, broken) [breɪk] – v ломать

clear [klɪər] – adj чистый, прозрачный

crew [kru:] – n команда, экипаж

death [deθ] – n смерть

fisherman (fishermen) ['fɪʃəmən] – n рыбак

foggy ['fɒɡi] – adj туманный

fresh [freʃ] – adj свежий

hit [hɪt] – v ударять

incredible [ɪn'kredɪbl] – adj невероятный, удивительный

restless ['restləs] – adj беспокойный

rise (rose, risen) [raɪz] – v подниматься

shine (shone, shone) [ʃaɪn] – v сиять, светить

touching ['tʌtʃɪŋ] – adj трогательный

travel ['trævəl] – v путешествовать

upset [ʌp'set] – v расстроенный, огорченный

violent ['vaɪələnt] – adj жестокий