The rhythm of the ocean waves changed, the previously regular sounds of the tides were disrupted, and from beneath the water came a deep vibration, as if an enormous body was turning in the abyss. The bone fragments on the beach began vibrating at high frequency, resonating as though caught by some low-frequency sound wave, and black-red mucus seeped from between the sand grains, converging into tiny streams, eerily crawling backward toward the sea.
