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Chapter 50

           TwelveorsofadedcarmineandgreencaIquesfloatedinthestillbluewaterinfrontofus.Ipointedtothem."It’sapityyoudonothaveanyforeigntouristshere.Yachts.""Ech."Hespatoutanolivestone."Phraxosisdead.""IthoughtMr.ConchisfromBouranikepthisyachtoverheresometimes.""Thatman."IknewatoncethatGeorgiouwasoneofthevillageenemiesofConchis."Youhavemethim?"Isaid,no,butIwasthinkingofvisitinghim.Hedidhaveayachtthen?Georgiouhadheardso.Butitnevercametotheisland.HadheevermetConchis?"Ochi."No."Doeshehavehousesinthevillage?"OnlytheonewhereHermeslived.ItwasnearachurchcalledSt.Elias,atthebackofthevillage.AsifchangingthesubjectIaskedidlyaboutthethreecottagesnearBourani.Wherehadthefamiliesgone?Heshookhishandtothesouth."Tothemainland.Forthesummer."Heexplainedthataminorityoftheislandfishermenwereseminomadic.InwintertheyfishedintheprotectedwatersoffPhraxos;butinsummer,takingtheirfamilieswiththem,theywanderedroundthePeloponnesus,evenasfarasCrete,insearchofbetterfishing.Hereturnedtothecottages.Hepointeddownandthenmadedrinkinggestures."Thecisternsarebad.Nogoodwaterinsummer.""Reallynogoodwater?""No.""Whatashame.""Itishisfault.HeofBourani.Hecouldmakebettercisterns.Butheistoomean.""Heownsthecottagesthen?""Vevaios."Ofcourse."Onthatsideoftheisland,allishis.

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