Deep rhythmic rumblings reverberate around D the farmyard. Astonishingly loud yet - so soporific. I've never heard a pig snoring before. Save for birdsong and hen-cluck, it is the only audible noise and holds me captive.
The isolation of a simple, primitive sound is so rare now, it surprises and soothes. But tranquillity is normal here where light, materials and sound are natural.
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