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SURFACEFORAROUND24HOURS”“INTHEMEANTIME,OLDTOM,ANDTHEOTHERSAREHAVINGAGOODFEEDONITSLIPSANDTONGUE,”ADDEDRED,LAUGHINGALTHOUGHOLDTOMANDTHEOTHERKILLERSWEREFIERCEHUNTERS,THEYNEVERHARMEDORATTACKEDPEOPLEINFACT,THEYPROTECTEDTHEMTHEREWASONEDAYWHENWEWEREOUTINTHEBAYDURINGAHUNTANDJAMESWASWASHEDOFFTHEBOAT“MANOVERBOARDTURNTHEBOATAROUND”URGEDGEORGE,SHOUTINGLOUDLYTHESEAWASROUGHTHATDAYANDITWASDIFFICULTTOHANDLETHEBOATTHEWAVESWERECARRYINGJAMESFURTHERANDFURTHERAWAYFROMUSFROMJAMESSFACE,ICOULDSEEHEWASTERRIFIEDOFBEINGABANDONEDBYUSTHENSUDDENLYISAWASHARK“LOOK,THERESASHARKOUTTHERE,”ISCREAMED“DONTWORRY,OLDTOMWONTLETITNEAR,“REDREPLIEDITTOOKOVERHALFANHOURTOGETTHEBOATBACKTOJAMES,ANDWHENWEAPPROACHEDHIM,ISAWJAMESBEINGFIRMLYHELDUPINTHEWATERBYOLDTOMICOULDNTBELIEVEMYEYESTHEREWERESHOUTSOF“WELLDONE,OLDTOM”AND“THANKGOD”ASWEPULLEDJAMESBACKINTOTHEBOATANDTHENOLDTOMWASOFFANDBACKTOTHEHUNTWHERETHEOTHERKILLERSWERESTILLATTACKINGTHEWHALEANEWDIMENSIONOFLIFE19THJANUARYIMSITTINGINTHEWARMNIGHTAIRWITHACOLDDRINKINMYHANDANDREFLECTINGONTHEDAYADAYOFPUREMAGICIWENTSNORKELINGONTHEREEFOFFSHORETHISMORNINGANDITWASTHEMOSTFANTASTICTHINGIHAVEEVERDONESEEINGSUCHEXTRAORDINARYBEAUTY,ITHINKEVERYCELLINMYBODYWOKEUPITWASLIKEDISCOVERINGAWHOLENEWDIMENSIONOFLIFETHEFIRSTTHINGIBECOMEAWAREOFWASALLTHEVIVIDCOLORSSURROUNDINGMEPURPLES,REDS,ORANGES,YELLOWS,BLUESANDGREENSTHECORALSWEREFANTASTICTHEYWERESHAPEDLIKEFANS,PLATES,BRAINSLACE,MUSHROOMS,THEBRANCHESOFTREESANDTHEHORNSOFDEERANDALLKINDSOFSMALL,NEATANDELEGANTFISHWERESWIMMINGINANDAROUNDTHECORALSTHEFISHDIDNTSEEMTOMINDMESWIMMINGAMONGTHEMIESPECIALLYLOVEDTHELITTLEORANGEANDWHITEFISHTHATHIDINTHEWAVINGLONGTHINSEAWEEDANDIALSOLOVEDTHESMALLFISHTHATCLEANTHEBODIESOFLARGERFISHIEVENSAWTHEMGETINSIDETHEIRMOUTHSANDCLEANTHEIRTEETHITSEEMEDTHEREWASASURPRISEWAITINGFORMEAROUNDEVERYCORNERASIEXPLOREDSMALLCAVES,SHELVESANDNARROWPASSAGESWITHMYUNDERWATERFLASHLIGHTTHEYELLOWANDGREENPARROTFISHWASHANGINGUPSIDEDOWN,ANDSUCKINGTINYPLANTSOFFTHECORALWITHITSHARDBIRDLIKEMOUTHAYELLOWSPOTTEDREDSEASLUGWASSLIDINGBYABLUESEASTARALARGEWISELOOKINGTURTLEWASPASSINGSOCLOSETOMETHATICOULDHAVETOUCHEDITTHEREWEREOTHERCREATURESTHATIDIDNTWANTTOGETTOOCLOSETOANEELWITHITSSTRONGSHARPTEETH,WITHONLYITSHEADSHOWINGFROMAHOLE,WATCHINGFORATASTYFISHORMYTASTYTOEANDTHEGIANTCLAMHALFBURIEDINSOMECORALWAITINGFORSOMETHINGTOSWIMINBETWEENITSTHICKGREENLIPSTHENTHEREWERETWOGREYREEFSHARKS,EACHABOUTONEANDAHALFMETRESLONG,WHICHSUDDENLYAPPEAREDFROMBEHINDSOMECORALITOLDMYSELFTHEYWERENTDANGEROUSBUTTHATDIDNTSTOPMEFROMFEELINGSCAREDTODEATHFORAMOMENTTHEWATERWASQUITESHALLOWBUTWHERETHEREEFENDED,THEREWASASTEEPDROPTOTHESANDYOCEANFLOORITMARKEDABOUNDARYANDITHOUGHTIWASVERYBRAVEWHENISWAMOVERTHEEDGEOFTHEREEFANDHUNGTHERELOOKINGDOWNINTOTHEDEPTHSOFTHEOCEANMYHEARTWASBEATINGWILDLYIFELTVERYEXPOSEDINSUCHDEEPCLEARWATERWHATAWONDERFUL,LIMITLESSWORLDITWASDOWNTHEREANDWHATATINYSPOTIWASINTHISENORMOUSWORLDUNIT4ALETTERHOMEDEARROSEMARY,THANKSFORYOURLETTER,WHICHTOOKAFORTNIGHTTOARRIVEITWASWONDERFULTOHEARFROMYOUIKNOWYOUREDYINGTOHEARALLABOUTMYLIFEHERE,SOIVEINCLUDEDSOMEPHOTOSWHICHWILLHELPYOUPICTURETHEPLACESITALKABOUTYOUASKEDABOUTMYHIGHSCHOOLWELL,ITSABUSHSCHOOLTHECLASSROOMSAREMADEOFBAMBOOANDTHEROOFSOFGRASSITTAKESMEONLYAFEWMINUTESTOWALKTOSCHOOLDOWNAMUDDYTRACKWHENIREACHTHESCHOOLGROUNDSTHEREARELOTSOF“GOODMORNINGS”FORMEFROMTHEBOYSMANYOFTHEMHAVEWALKEDALONGWAY,SOMETIMESUPTOTWOHOURS,TOGETTOSCHOOLTHERESNOELECTRICITYORWATERANDEVENNOTEXTBOOKSEITHERIMSTILLTRYINGTOADAPTTOTHESECONDITIONSHOWEVER,ONETHINGISFORSURE,IVEBECOMEMOREIMAGINATIVEINMYTEACHINGSCIENCEISMYMOSTCHALLENGINGSUBJECTASMYSTUDENTSHAVENOCONCEPTOFDOINGEXPERIMENTSINFACTTHEREISNOEQUIPMENT,ANDIFINEEDWATERIHAVETOCARRYITFROMMYHOUSEINABUCKETTHEOTHERDAYIWASSHOWINGTHEBOYSTHEWEEKLYCHEMISTRYEXPERIMENTWHEN,BEFOREIKNEWIT,THEMIXTUREWASBUBBLINGOVEREVERYWHERETHEBOYSWHOHADNEVERCOMEACROSSANYTHINGLIKETHISBEFORESTARTEDJUMPINGOUTOFTHEWINDOWSSOMETIMESIWONDERHOWRELEVANTCHEMISTRYISTOTHESESTUDENTS,MOSTOFWHOMWILLBEGOINGBACKTOTHEIRVILLAGESAFTERYEAR8ANYWAYTOBEHONEST,IDOUBTWHETHERIMMAKINGANYDIFFERENCETOTHESEBOYSLIVESATALLYOUASKEDWHETHERIMGETTINGTOKNOWANYLOCALPEOPLEWELL,THATSACTUALLYQUITEDIFFICULTASIDONTSPEAKMUCHOFTHELOCALENGLISHDIALECTYETBUTLASTWEEKENDANOTHERTEACHER,JENNY,ANDIDIDVISITAVILLAGEWHICHISTHEHOMEOFONEOFTHEBOYS,TOMBEITWASMYFIRSTVISITTOAREMOTEVILLAGEWEWALKEDFORTWOANDAHALFHOURSTOGETTHEREFIRSTUPAMOUNTAINTOARIDGEFROMWHEREWEHADFANTASTICVIEWSANDTHENDOWNASTEEPPATHTOTHEVALLEYBELOWWHENWEARRIVEDATTHEVILLAGE,TOMBESMOTHER,KIAK,WHOHADBEENPULLINGWEEDSINHERGARDEN,STARTEDCRYING”IEEEIEEE”WESHOOKHANDSWITHALLTHEVILLAGERSEVERYONESEEMEDTOBEARELATIVEOFTOMBESTOMBESFATHER,MUKAP,LEDUSTOHISHOUSE,ALOWBAMBOOBUTWITHGRASSSTICKINGOUTOFTHEROOFTHISSHOWSITISAMANSHOUSETHEHUTSWEREROUND,NOTRECTANGULARLIKETHESCHOOLBUILDINGSTHEREWERENOWINDOWSANDTHEDOORWAYWASJUSTBIGENOUGHTOGETTHROUGHTHEHUTWASDARKINSIDESOITTOOKTIMEFOROUREYESTOADJUSTFRESHGRASSHADBEENLAIDONTHEFLOORANDTHEREWASANEWLYMADEPLATFORMFORJENNYANDMETOSLEEPONUSUALLYKIAKWOULDSLEEPINHEROWNHUT,BUTTHATNIGHTSHEWASGOINGTOSHARETHEPLATFORMWITHUSMUKAPANDTOMBEWERETOSLEEPONSMALLBEDSINANOTHERPARTOFTHEHUT,THEREWASAFIREPLACEINTHECENTREO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