The seas freeze solid. The seas of solder freeze into soldiers. Who climb
onto the strand, solder soldiers stranded on the strand — they march
across the beach road and swarm up the palisades into the backyards of
the rich.

It's a strange moon interaction, once ever 33,000 years. The sea looks
like solder in the moonlight — certain fish and eels polarize —
electrodes are born — pewter soldiers metabolize.