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The Fock

Wan

Astrid docks

Inga Lighter an Øyvind Grower waatch Astrid come in

The visietor, Darling, leuks fer a piece tae bide

Astrid an Darling settle in

Olaf Lighter an Eynar o the Hoose speir at the new teknolojy

Higgie the Codd at her screens

Astrid sketches Orcadia

The pieces Darling’s been

Inga an Olaf at the lighteen

Øyvind Astridsfaither, wirkan

The arkaeolojist at the Wrack-Hofn

Astrid gangs tae kirk

Darling gangs tae view the wracks

Olaf Lighter hishan his bairn tae sleep

Gunnie Margitsbairn nyargs at thir mither

Øyvind Grower an Eynar o the Hoose tak an eveneen class

A alt-arkaeolojist visits wi Noor

Higgie the Codd clocks aff

Astrid meets the visietor, Darling

Twa

Darling an Astrid waatch a Lightstoor

Inga raeds a airticle aboot the Lights

Higgie the Codd seeks expert advice

Eynar snecks up

Darling an Astrid tak a waak trou the wynds o Meginwick

Thay spaek aboot Mars

Inga an Olaf spaek bisness

Astrid casts back tae a pal fae the college

Darling jacks the news

Noor needs a drink

Øyvind’s notions

Astrid lairns Darling a new dance

Astrid taks Darling haem fer dinner

Young Brenna at the Ting

Noor an Eynar spaek eftir the Ting

Darling’s body

Astrid canno draa yet

Gossip is Orcadia’s craesh

Gunnie Margitsbairn canno keep a secret

Noor draems

Darling catches wird fae haem

Inga taks her yole oot

Astrid taks Darling tae a meun

Tree

Astrid shaas Darling her wark

Inga is waantan pey

Darling peys Olaf fer a hurl

Astrid speirs her faither fer advice

Darling gies Eynar the tael

The Dance

Gunnie an Brenna imajin futures

Astrid, oot

Darling meets Margit Lighter fer bisness

Eynar pits oot a advert

Stoor

Notes and Thanks

The Fock

ASTRID, a artist, comed haem tae Orcadia

INGA, her mither, captain o a lighteen yole

ØYVIND, Astrid’s faither, a maet tekniecian

DARLING, a visietor fae Mars

NOOR, a xeno-arkaeolojist

EYNAR, a steward o the Hoose

OLAF, a lighter wi Inga

HIGGIE, a sisadmin at the Light refinery

MARGIT, a lighter wi her awn yole

BRENNA, a young radiecal

GUNNIE, a junior tekniecian, an bairn o Margit

Ither Orcadians: ASLAUG, AUGA, DAGMAR, ERIKA, ERLEND, INGRID, KARI, SIGURD, TORSTEN, UNN, an plenty more, an thir bairns.

The People

ASTRID, an artist, come home to Orcadia

INGA, her mother, captain of a lighting boat

ØYVIND, Astrid’s father, a foodmeat technician

DARLING, a visitor from Mars

NOOR, a xeno-archaeologist

EYNAR, a landlord of the local bar

OLAF, a lighter with Inga

HIGGIE, a systems administrator at the Light refinery

MARGIT, a lighter with her own boat

BRENNA, a young radical

GUNNIE, a junior technician, and Margit’s child

Other Orcadians: ASLAUG, AUGA, DAGMAR, ERIKA, ERLEND, INGRID, KARI, SIGURD, TORSTEN, UNN, and many more, and their children.

Wan

Wan

Astrid docks

The chime o the tannoy is whit taks her back,

fer hid isno chaenged, nae more as the wirds