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Attack<br />
I didn’t take time to grab flippers or an air suit. I dove<br />
in the water and swam away from the village, away from<br />
Grandmother, away from Sea Turtle Clan. I beat at the water<br />
with my legs, kicking as hard as I could, letting the anger<br />
pulse through me. I paid no attention to where I was going or<br />
what I was doing. All I could think about was how the truth of<br />
my parents had been hidden from me for so long. And then<br />
it happened.<br />
I saw a flash of silver out of the corner of my eye, then<br />
I saw the dorsal fin and froze. I looked up in slow motion, and<br />
my eyes met the cold eyes of a tiger shark swimming directly<br />
toward me. I gasped, causing seawater to rush into my mouth<br />
and nose, burning my throat. As I struggled to get away, the<br />
shark circled around and sank its teeth into my leg. Pain roared<br />
through me, and I let out a silent scream through the water.<br />
I tasted more salt as seawater poured down my throat and into<br />
my lungs. Then everything went dark.<br />
I felt no pain, just a sense of calm. Somehow, She-turtle<br />
faced me, and I became aware of a low, steady hum that acted<br />
almost as a tether between us — and then she spoke. She-turtle<br />
told me things, and I listened and understood — things about<br />
my mother and father, and Grandmother, too. She also warned<br />
me of a great danger that was coming.<br />
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