Wind

Lear is about to set sail but Cordelia counsels caution.

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Lear: Storm still.
Cordelia: Cancel, or at least hold fast the mooring until the tempest abates.
Lear: Here in port, waves crash, vessels pitch and collide. But out there, the motion is more even. All boats ride the swells in unison.
Cordelia: There's no stopping a sailor with the bit between his teeth.
Lear: A mainstay, not a bit.

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