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Epilogue / Summer

           

           "Catchinmuch?"Hallorannsaid,sittingdownnexttohim.Hetookoffoneshoe,thentheother.Withasigh,helethishotfeetdownintothecoolwater.

           "No.ButIhadanibblealittlewhileago."

           "We’lltakeaboatouttomorrowmorning.Gottogetoutinthemiddleifyouwanttocatchaneatinfish,myboy.Outyonderiswherethebigoneslay."

           "Howbig?"

           Hallorannshrugged."Oh…sharks,marlin,whales,thatsortofthing."

           "Therearen’tanywhales!"

           "Nobluewhales,no.Ofcoursenot.Theseoneshereruntonomorethaneightyfeet.Pinkwhales."

           "Howcouldtheygetherefromtheocean?"

           Hallorannputahandontheboy’sreddish-goldhairandrumpledit."Theyswimupstream,myboy.That’show."

           "Really?"

           "Really."

           Theyweresilentforatime,lookingoutoverthestillnessofthelake,Hallorannjustthinking.WhenhelookedbackatDanny,hesawthathiseyeshadfilledwithtears.

           Puttinganarmaroundhim,hesaid,"What’sthis?"

           "Nothing,"Dannywhispered.

           "You’remissinyourdad,aren’tyou?"

           Dannynodded."Youalwaysknow."Oneofthetearsspilledfromthecornerofhisrighteyeandtrickledslowlydownhischeek.

           "Wecan’thaveanysecrets,"Hallorannagreed.

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