:53:00
They stopped.
:53:02
Brandt looked at the large house,
sombre-looking between the trees.
:53:07
The maids had gone to bed.
:53:09
Then it was as if he was supposed
to say something
:53:11
but was unable to find the words.
:53:15
"I have to go," she said slowly.
:53:18
He put out his hand
and took hers without shaking it.
:53:23
"Goodbye then," he said and left.
:53:58
"She was a swan.
:54:00
"I lived down in the water
among slime and horrible animals,
:54:05
"remembered a time
time when I lived up there.
:54:08
"I forced myself up,
reached for the swan.
:54:13
"Couldn't reach it.
:54:14
"I saw my face, terribly pale.
:54:18
"I heard a shriek and I knew
it was I who had cried.
:54:24
"The swan was far away."
:54:44
Constantly seeking
other forms of graphic art,
:54:48
Munch moves to etching
and aquatint,
:54:51
the use of acid
to bite the image,
:54:54
and a base of cooked resin powder
to give added texture.
:54:58
His theme, a man comforting
a crying woman.