3The Moon and HeartThere was a moon with shadowy clouds seeping above the levee, like a canopy that had been broken open by God-Himself. There was brightness then a dimness that came from this flickering intermittent, phenomenon; —everything seeping through the houses and trees of the levee. The heads of dogs were bobbing up and down in the water which could be seen when his dimness was covered by the brightness for a moment. From the echoes out of the water, one could hear the voices of the .