[Child of the 7th Age]

Faramir looked fondly at the small hobbrim. He had never seen anyone quite like Kali. Faramir had, however, known and respected a number of hobbits so he was not about to make the mistake of dismissing Kali as a young child.

Faramir sat next to Kali and asked him to describe his dream.

Kali responded, "First earth shake lots. Then water, lots of water, make big holes in ground. Sea rush into big holes. Some rivers die. Go down under ground. Some rivers big. Get bigger and bigger. Kali see one river change directions. Used to flow east but now go west. Valleys rise up, hills fall down. Pretty soon no more land. Only islands left. Three islands."

Lord Faramir looked thoughful and shook his head, but said nothing.

The he continued, "Kali, how often do these dreams come?"

Kali responded, "Sometimes long time no dream, then many dreams in one week. Kali frightened." He added, "Kali not only one to see. Father used to see too. Maybe even grandfather."

Faramir queried, "Were you ever in a big storm or flood in real life"

"No," Kali said. "Little storms, yes, but not like this. This huge." The hobbrim stood up and held his arms apart to indicate the fury and force of the weather.

Faramir sat forward on the edge of his seat, "Do you remember a single gigantic wave that crashed over the island? Do you remember a huge wind that blew from the West?"

Kali shook his head, "Big, big wind? No, wind blow but not that big. One giant wave that fall over island? Kali see water moving all over but no huge wage. Many waves, land breaking up, but not one wave."

Kali looked up again with a puzzled look on his face, "Island? What island? Kali didn't see any island. Not in the dream."

[ July 11, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]