"None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks."
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Novelists from the United StatesShort story writers from the United States19th-century poets from the United StatesJournalists from New JerseyPeople from Newark
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Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane (1 November 1871 – 5 June 1900) was an American novelist, poet and journalist.
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