When I reached the passage for the second time, it was worse.
Not only was the ice melting. All looked a lot bluer than before. As if the Creators themselves have allowed their depressed mood to seep through and distort reality.
As if they had tried to fix the place but had done a terrible job.
An entry for the Zapfic challenge by 
And, yes, I was speaking of my second attempt to create the scene.
Here's the previous version
Some wasted 100% cotton material. Well, one learns.
Check out the stages before It all went sideways ;)
Peace!
Manol
