THE CALIFORNIA COAST HOLDS OFF THE WAVES WITH STRONG WALLS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK. THEIR COUNTLESS LAYERS IMPERCEPTIBLY SHIFT FROM THE WATER AND ITS OWN WEIGHT. ABOVE THE ROCKS ARE SLOPING LANDFORMS, MARINE TERRACES, THAT ARE LIFTED ABOVE SEA LEVEL BY TECTONIC SHIFTS AND CHANGES IN SEA LEVEL. TO WALK ON MARINE TERRACE IS TO BE GROUNDED IN THE PLUSH STRENGTH OF THE WOOL AND LIFTED UPON THE WAVES OF SILK, BOTH DENSELY KNOTTED IN HIGH AND LOW, INTRICATELY CARVED PILES.