The tidal wave was merciful to lovers. Its breakers washed us naked out to sea. It rafted and it billowed us and sent us fathomless and far.
• Jim Crace's latest novel, Harvest, is published by Picador on 14 February at £16.99.
Twitter fiction: Jim Crace
The award-winning writer takes up our Twitter-based challenge to come up with a story in 140 characters or fewer