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Clo Book

215 Pk Avu Sou

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Suy: A ovg o Il o Sol o bology p,

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PROLOGUE

THE olo boo o dp, w wowould ll blu.

T lg ll o o wo fid

. I w, vgu, Nw Egld lg. Ju

dk ul you look ully. I you w l lg,

youll v o y o u.

T Il o Sol v ply o , lg

o l-wp ok d old wwd ou. Lg

lk wy ov wv lk o u doppd ddd lvw.

I wll u you y o look, o o bg u

dy. Youll o ok ul py d d g

l bd you , bu bg wll vully

u.

B ul. T o-blu o dp w wll ll

o you, g bl o you gg y. Bu wll

up you.

I llow w you lly w, w Old

Sol ll bw. I p bw lg

d blu, ld d , w w o w.T ll fi w .

O you bw, youll wod wy


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youd v d o bo dp, w dd

d l. Youll j w u d dy l bov.

Fo wl.I olo wll k you y. Ty g o

you, o-blu d g lg, d o ow

gly you youl o bw, vully you

wll bk .

No o w oly llow w.


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3

TAL E S

o n e

NO o ppy bw, d G. Nov lk.

Wd od oug wdow. G

qud, lg w v upo.

H gdld d , wd-yd, ug o

gowg old d. I dd ou o No w oo old o o.

Wll, w lly u. T oug oud o

bu vo d o ow, oo

y o oug dd o do. Gotta stop that.

H gld , Lo, d x o

G k bl. S w ll wppd oy,

op w wod. S pud d blk lg

o d ll ov y. No wodd

l oo old o y l, oo. T dy, Lo d o

k w oo old o vyg.

No ppd d o ug. H d o o Il o Sol o l o y l. H d p


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4

M S R C o by Appl-

do Ild, d g ooow d wok log ou

ul l o ollg Augu. I dd wll, p would b fi l p owd bog

bolog og No d wd

fi ook fig.

H bd g o g w, wg

blufi gl ou o uk d fl d fig

pulld o bo. T fi d b lo

bg fiv-y-old No, d d oug w o-

, ll l-bg l d pkd fi.

No lovd o. H w dp o kow

w l lukd d lp d wd w, d

kw d pd o l yg o fid ou. Thats why Im out here in the middle o nowhere this summer,

anyway, oug. H w oog d ov vy

o odo, og d do y b-

o yb oo y . No bd ll

g d yd up udyg, ll d d kppd,

ll d p lo o u dd v

d, lly, bg lo. H kd o pd .

Hd wokd o d ju o g . Sg oo-

ow, d wok v d. H old l d d

o l ld o wl, o l o y

l wou ovlyzg vyg. H d o lp bko y o G oy.

T ld ll o lk, g o , po


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o w kowldg d w joy. I wp o , d

y o vod ll. G poud o

lk o . Cloud blood dk lqud.No lod y d bd o ll

filld gdo og. T bg, ud-

dg wd oud ld dp o l.

Ty w o ok d b, d y d

l o. Ty look lk popl, . Hu.

T pl wo g bd G Mb, d

d w ook dp b. T o o

ou wd.

Slk d ld w d dp o, d

G. Ty d o dg d yy. Ty

o o b d y g. Ty g o od ky.

Lk ? Lo kd. No kw d d

Odyssey Egl y. H bd d-

g l, bu pd p w Syll d

Cybd, wo o o d o you bo,

w dly y wy o go bw .

A b lk , G d, lg. T og

vy buul. Bu ulk , lk do you

y w og. Ty do g o du o o

kll. T og v og o do w yo bu -

lv. Ty g o pl joy o , d bu o, I g og o buul o o

y .


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6

Mb d Lo bo ld .

No ould lp g Mb o o. I

w ju k w lo pl w, d ulg y. H oug u

b bou y, bu og bou wy

ovd? d u old.

Mb oud dk y flkd owd , d No

lowd gz, bd.

I oy, G d gully, kw

No d b pyg o, youg fi-

, do vllg. My wo od

, wd v lovd . Bu v lovd

y o bk. So d u lov dowd w

y w ld. O d w ply oo poud,oug l oo pl o y o vllg wo.

H joyd l, fig, bu w fid.

H o wdd b g, o do, bu

py oud y. H boug l w o

oll ll d gl d lk, bu o o o

g d ppy o log. H w lookg o o-

g yg would y .

Mb d . H lg oud d

wd og lp.

G oud oy, uw. O, ju o

up o uu, youg fi wdd o b vy l o g, d d og. I

w o o u kld oug , low d


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w d . H d o u, ug ov oky

ol, g oud bould d d pool, u-

g ou o buul oud.H ppd d ll oo p o d. Blood kld

dow g k, d d ug w p.

Bu p body w ldy dg wy, bo ou

o by wodul og d. H d oud

ou o u.

A low, lu lppd dow Mb k.

Now No o vo o d. Your

grandmothers selfish, remember, d wpd o , ju

bo d d l ld oo.

Shes always lost in her own world, and shell pay no attention to

yours. Ad d uggd , ju ll oo g,d wlkd ou doo loud o dp o

pu.

No d lly blvd . A ll, G d

gd o l Lo d lv w o u

ould o u d b o vy lfi. Bu ow,

g u o w oy lly up d,

No wodd. H wd G wl pok, wll-

g o look bk .

T u o goup o popl dg o

o. Ty lookd lk o popl fi d

v ly o o o vllg. A ll, ldlywo ld gg, d o w p-

p wo doz dd o wdd u o lougd


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o ok d g o oo lood bov ,

pl k.

It was one of these last that caught the fishermans eye.She sat on a boulder in the shallows, a small distance away

from her companions. She was folded in on herself, resting

her chin on her hands, and her hands on her knees. She sang

in a clear, true alto that vibrated with some matching sound,

some answering call, inside the fisherman himself.

H lzd d ogo o d bk up

ll. H pud l quly o , opg

g would o . Bu w, dow by

o, g d ppd . I w ok,

d ud, bu og o, yldg ud ou.

I gld ll oolg, lk vlv oug fi w oo poo o v v l vlv.

O ld d, ogzd : l-

k, bu lg d dk d fi y fi

d bo. H kw u blog o lk. I

o kw wo g w, d kw w

u do.

Mb ovd ou, bu y ll d

okd ob.

G ood d ook Mb d . S

oud dow bo , o y w lvl. Fo

o, y ply lookd o. T Ggly oud d o Mb k d boug


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od og gu o , d

No look wy.

H y ld o poo lo ly ov-d wll. T gold-pd glowd g

db ww. A pu o No o dy w

bo ug , wll bluy poo o Lo

C opg d ov w o bo

dopo. A ol po o p wddg

ld po po, oo. T w w bgg

oud dg dplyd yllowg pg u o

old gz. Ty w log dv u-

g u youg G. No d ogo

ud o b odl.

G lookd buul vy o, bu blk o-ow, d b wwd oo. T w o-

g ollow bg l. No oug bou

ow lookd ow: og d wd, p, ppy.

H pd G, G kw.

No ud bk w d quk o Mb

.

I u lv ow, d , uplbl

. I w wodul o you, ld. Goodby.

No oddd polly d ud good-

by. I w o you, oo, d, v oug

lly oug w ll g o o quly llvg d y y l.


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Goodby, Mb, Lo d, g o . S

ook old wo d, d ju o o,

No oug lookd lk gow wo oo.T Lo ud o G d kd, You gog

o fi oy, you? Mb wd ll, d

gow-up pll w bok. Lo w bublg ll

g.

G gld d d ld dly. I g-

g l, d. Ill ju ow Mb ou.

A , y wlkd oud.

A gu o wd ud oug op doo d w-

ld ov No d Lo. Ty oud w po o

old pk ou by .

How ll b old Ju? Lo kd.No lugd d od ubby blk

ug ov ou wo . T dd pobbly

would v d k bou Lo bg uld g

old. S d b u ky bby, d y. W

Nw Hp lly o u old C

d o g ju o kp w?

No d o pu dow g o

wv oug bou d Lo. I w

o o o w gld ould k bo wy

o p o u.

Lo d ll, d look o , d No gud w bg dd jok oo.


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H ld o. I ugy. H bk poppd

ood d d. H d doo op g.

Iv go ju dy, G d, pug doolod bd . S dd lok bu , oug

No, wy would d o? H w oly ou o

ld.

S pulld bg o ool p ook o up-

bod. No pdd dd Lo lo y.

G opd bg, d w py ll pud

o . I odd pl o ld,

d. Ty o y vo bky. S pulld

lg, gold, ool-uddd ook ou o bg d

od o Lo.

Lo gd. S ook ook d ud ou, ldy lookg guly.

No lk , w, d G. T p-

l. Svo . S ook ll b. Dlou.

Lo dd qu o, bu y vd ov

y lk g d. S wppd vy wool blk

oud body d ufd up .

G opd ou o ll , lod

g. S lookd No, d ook d. G

d ybow bu ud wy, yg og.

Great, oug. This summer is of to a perect start.


14/23

12

SHORE L IN E

t w o

SUMMER w og, d ld w fillgg.

M l pu wd, xpog, ow d

g, og ul o g. S gd

ko o lg o yd op oud w.

T w yb fiy popl o lw o o O Hol, o d b l

y, w u. Fo l d -

vd o S Ild oo, M wd ould

jo . Bu w upd d w would v

o y? Bd, ly dd lk o dw o

o l.

S wppd oud w o wd o

Ju bz, ll old w y lly go gog. T Il

o Sol w oky d p, wou v gov o

o o wd. S ould ly ll o S

Ild d g o l oud : ol, fi ou, o Appldo,

lgou o W.


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S pulld o o buod

wo d, wgglg o oo-ll dl.

S vd ou ld ply fid lod o. M d oly o oufi opld

wod w u fi g, d w

u u o ld.

Sok o o bbu p ol k.

Cul o , b d fly d w, wd ov o

. S wd ould y o d.

S d goup o popl wdd ov

ld. T youg ld oddld bw oog

gud w oud , d old blg

plyd o o lougd o g w k o u-

dg. Tg lld oud dg o g,lugg d wpg o o o.

M ook p owd bo -

gd o op l. S kw plu o w d

would b wo k volvd. Tou dd o

fid ll oo g, ll oo lol olo. H

ud oubl, oo. B ju o y ou o .

T l w dy o k ow, d ky w l-

o dk. M old l w o go. S wd

w bo w o, d bo would b o

dd u oo o lp w youglg.

S p o M Udll C, oky ouop-pg o o d o S. S wd fig

bo o oud d o ld, lg lg .


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A od o o , wl

y. S wd o o p.

O d u w lo, lbd dow p ok, o dow.

S ukd , dl, d bl o v

oud , o lwy ud. S wd

d og b o w, bu d b u

l bd d o l u, d M d o

l oug. Sd ju v o op oo would lv

bd p o o o ud w ol lod

uu.

Autumn. M wkld o. T ld w

w u dd, w o popl w go, bu

y w bog.S o ok d uggd body dow o

w. I l lg d w g k, lk k, o

w oug k u l lk. T w u

oppouy o kg w ould lk o popl

oud ly.

M lppd o wy ud, lg old

w op oug.

S pud o o ok d w wy.


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S ECRET S

t h r e e

LO wok up ly.H po wd o d o

oo, w d pu o ould ju u o d

kp lpg. S gd o pllow.

S d No go o bd oldg

dvdd gu oo. Gul go up dd w o wk up ugodly ou ju b-

u d wok o do. L lp ll log.

S pulld l ou o bd, ufd ov o

d, d pkd up po. I ook w o o

fid g buo, y ll bly w lp. W

l blg filly oppd, l filld

oo.

T No l ou g lg o. Lo ld.

S dd d o woy bou wkg up d o

lp oug ok do l w y w

kd.Lo pulld ou o od dw d ld

, ll oldd, o bd. S pd po w


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vy o o log dd ul d

pl o b kd o blk, Cub vo

o oufi o dy. S lod y w puo lo, uggg up lg o ov d

d yg o o k bou . S ould l oug

dg g k w d u z g o

. S wggld ould o g d o , bu

dd lp.

Lo lly o wlk dow g , bu

w o gg o doo, d flo ug

d o lv. S w glp o doubl

d oud k bo o l wy. S d

o l doo u, bd ll-lpg

bo d gdo. S ould o lug-g gly lod doo.

T u glow og dow d l

ll b. S lookd ou o wdow, d

b ug.

Fo l d l, lk ow.

T w o l vyg buldg,

g, ok lookd lo d wy

. T g u ud ll gold o dow

blu. Oly w w old, pbl, d p-

kld lk l ud ky.

Lo opd wdow, d k bd d lg. S ld.


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S oug bou g bk, old l

w ugy. S pu kl o ov o

d.H l o o wkg up ly wd o by

doo. S dug oug bkpk, o bg

d bod o bg up w yd vd y-

dy. Two o No bg ll ly lupd g

wll, l op, ok d pllg ou. S gd

d pokd lo bk o pl.

S ook ou kbook d w k o

wolo pp, kg ly o bl. H

pl x, d ll box o p.

Lo fig lgd ov d pl, d

o o o lg o fi k. S lookdoud k, g o good ubj.

T kl wld. S go up o k o

d Mb ppd op o , og ou

o G bdoo.

Lo jupd, d py ug d ld

o floo.

Mb ppd bk, d wod l dpd b-

w ybow. W o d, pulld g

bob g oud . Lo kw ob

o d o G o C w y

go. Mb o d yd bd bk.Sl floodd oo.


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Mb ld o. You up ly, d.

Lo lookd dow. You, oo. S w u w l

o y. Id, w bg g, wokg gou.

Ev ould b, o d lld

G ulg, pobl, d lfi. Lo figud ou

log go w oly bu G d

Gp go dvod w Mo w ollg, d Mo

d dd w Gp. Lo ll dd kow o

bd dvo, d d v l pg d o

fid ou.

Bu ow Mb ood o o , wppd

G bob, o old o G bdoo.

T ul xpo Lo w yg o lppdo.

S gd Mb wo w wg

loy k. Flly, udood. Lo d o wp

l o . S ould.

Mb ll bld doowy. Lo oug

w gd pkl y, bu qukly dd.

Wll. Mb l ou log b. You look o v

figud vyg ou g qukly, Lo. S ld

d o o d, look o pldg o . Dolo

w opg o ll you. S dd w o kp . S

ju oug would w fi, you wll.Lo kw Mb w yg o k o og,

bu dd kow w. H blg? Fogv? S


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oug o o bo pkg g. I oug

u b vy loly, ou by l. I gld

you. S od Mb gl l d vd o u.

S b loly o. I v ly o look

, yl.

Lo bd ow lly Mb d ppd. S

lzd d b yg o lp ou. Pl do l

kp you, d. Fg d b, Lo w

g o op kbook d g bk o wok. I w

o go ug w w dwg.

Mb wlkd dow . S pud o o-

boo o p, od o

p bw . Lo od o fi owll Mb w. T op o d bly up o

Lo .

S lov you vy u, you kow, d Mb.

S d you bo. S pu lg, o d o Lo

k. Fo o, ud Mb gz, Lo l

ould do o wog. I w g lg.

Mb oddd, Lo d pd o . S

ud, l ll wg G ob d wlkd

ou doo.

Sg, Lo oug, o w bob oud bu

yb Mb w gog wg. Aywy, lyw g g bou og. S o

o d opd kbook d lzd -


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kl w ll wlg. S go up d w ju fillg

u w El Gy w d o k o

.I w No, ll pj, dy kg

ou vy do. H d og v o

Lo dd. S doubd v od dg

luk owd og o boo, owl d

poo d.

Lo d lk d w o ow ug o.

T w o wd o lull bk o lp, bu

ud o bl d pkd up pl g.

S w ll lookg o g g o dw w

No ppd. H w ully dd ow, w uuly

d, l o bg. H d lwy bll d lky, d lg oo log o , bu

w g o u . Lo w gld d would

u. Ty dd o oo ov ll

oo u.

I marine science research center sta

d w kk, No lly dd look lk . H

kp pug d pok, kg ou, d

pug bk g. H lookd Lo; lookd ou

wdow; lookd doo. H xld.

Lo god. Hy, bg bo, d, youll do

g.No lookd ld o od, ld bk

. H ould v g o l vly g d


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o lwy dpld. I w oly g ould

k look vou.

Lo wlkd ov o , ood o po, d udup . T, d. You good o go.

No oddd gly, lgly gky old o o b-

l. H gbbd ppl o bowl o k bl,

d w l, pkd gl w, ou

doo.

Lo odd wo vy d ou d

ldy d og. S ook d. T w

o g ou o b pv dy o kg d

gd.

S dow d o g oud o ubj.

T w ppl l lg wood bowl o bl. Ty w ll l ll bud, w dy

lv ll d o . Lo oug bou pluk-

g o lv bu ddd y oly lookd fi

wy y w. S ud bgg o oud o d

bu.

S pu pl o pp, lg d wd

y d d oud o dwg. S oug o

Mb, d doowy o gdo oo.

S wd o ll No bou , bu d lk o G

fi. Lo ld w lo, ukd dp lokd

o d .

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