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Meaning
The line describes people moving away and leaving behind a brief, glowing trace in the wet leaves. It compares that fading light to stars disturbed by a ship moving through water, which makes the scene feel vivid and fleeting.
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Source
The Orchard Keeper (2010)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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The phrase appears in the book "The Orchard Keeper (2010)" by Cormac McCarthy (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Cormac McCarthy
American author
Cormac McCarthy was an American author known for fiction and drama that moved across the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic traditions. He is credited with twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories. His work is marked by stark violence, spare punctuation, and minimal use of quotation attributions. Across those books and scripts, he developed a voice that is lean, severe, and closely associated with the American literary canon.
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