for horsemouth the sun sets behind the block opposite - it is four stories high (two maisonettes) with a 3 story corner at either end. the sun has precessed round, travelling through the barrow of the block, to emerge (just before it sets) at its northernmost end - the sun appears to have made this change suddenly while horsemouth was 'away' or inattentive.
the sun should now shine directly through onto horsemouth's bookshelves illuminating an area for study.
after the summer solstice (and around the time of the autumn equinox) it will retreat back behind the block again bringing sunsets forward in the teeth of daylight saving time - but horsemouth does not want to think about that now.
for horsemouth the towers of the island are too far south to interfere in this operation and the towers of the stare mesto (or old town) too far away, a railway line and a playing field hold back the
encroaching residential towers.
later he goes to play music (hopefully) - he may have to check out the travel.
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