Colour traditional tattoo of a globe with the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower and pyramids, with hot air balloons and hibiscus flowers, on a lower leg.

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Globe with landmarks and hibiscus on a lower leg

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A teal globe with black meridian lines sits on an orange stand, showing the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower and three pyramids. Small hot air balloons float around it, and pink, purple and cream hibiscus and plumeria flowers with dark green leaves fill the base. Bold black outlines and soft shading give the design a traditional feel, set against pale skin and a white quilted background.

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The globe finally came down from the shelf above the chandlery counter on Tuesday, because Mrs Pell needed the space for her tide tables and nobody in Porthgwidden argues with Mrs Pell. I wrapped it in a tea towel and carried it up the hill to your flat, the way you asked, though I still don't see why you wanted a thing that spins so badly.

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It was Dad's, a teal sphere with the lines scratched in black, standing on its orange stand between the rope coils and the barometer. When you were nine you spun it with one finger and stopped it with your thumb over wherever you wanted to go. Paris, always. The Statue of Liberty stood on the far side, where Dad said the Americans kept their ships, and the three pyramids sat in the sand near the edge where the paint had worn down to the card.

Last month the Sunday regatta was rained off, and the balloon people from the moor came drifting low over the harbour wall instead. Pink, purple, and one cream with a red stripe, so close above the masts you could see the burners roaring. Ruth from the net loft said they looked like sweets dropped from a bag. You would have counted them out loud and got the number wrong.

I've set the globe on your windowsill facing the sea. Ruth says it's a daft place for it, but the late light comes through the glass and lands on Paris around four o'clock, and I thought you'd want to know. Write back and tell me which way you'd spin it now.

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