A mirror image of the houses and the steep, craggy cliff was reflected in the lake.
Nobody knew how the lake came to be there. There were stories of “before the lake….”, told as if a forbidden secret were being revealed.
In the summer people from the town came and rented houses at the edge of the lake for huge sums. Some local people moved out of their lakeside cabins to benefit from this healthy market for holiday accommodation.
The light, for it was so special, so different to that found anywhere else, was considered to be the main draw.
The children just saw water and splashing and swimming opportunities….that was enough.
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