GR translation: seized out of the last ruffling of a great sigh

[Mike Jing]

That's very helpful. Thanks, Mike and David.

On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 5:48 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> The most literal meaning of being "seized" is being physically grasped in a
> fast manner.  Like being caught & shook without warning.  Look up "seizure."
>
> David Morris
>
>
> On Monday, September 5, 2016, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> V342.17-24, P347.18-26   But Snake here is not so much Midnight-wild
>> as methodically homicidal. Worse, he’s unpredictable. When you go to
>> ride him he may be indifferent, or docile as a maiden. But then again,
>> with no warning, seized out of the last ruffling of a great sigh, he
>> could manage to kill you simply as the gesture of a hoof, the serpent
>> tuck of a head toward the exact moment and spot on the ground that
>> you’ll cease to live. No way to tell: for months he can be no trouble
>> at all. So far he’s ignored Tchitcherine. But he’s tried for Džaqyp
>> Qulan three times.
>>
>> What does "seized" mean here? And is the sigh the horse's?
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