Sentence:  And I saw the green island in the immense sea, the borders of the sea curling with a lining of light, like a vast piece of rice paper, its edges alive with <WSD>weals</WSD> of red embers, ready to burst into flame. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.