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IhaveandingofitandIamIbelieveiwasasintokillthefish.IsupposeitwaseventhoughIdidittokeepmealiveandfeedmahehingisasin.Donotthinkaboutsin.Itismuchtoolateforthatandtherearepeopleaidtodoit.Letthemthinkaboutit.Youwereborntobeafishermanasthefishwasborntobeafish.SanPedrowasafishermanaswasthefathergio.
Buthelikedtothinkaboutallthingsthathewasinvolvedinaherewasnothingtoreadahavearadio,hethoughtmudhekeptonthinkingaboutsin.Youdidnotkillthefishonlytokeepaliveandtosellforfood,hethought.Youkilledhimforprideandbecauseyouareafisherman.Youlovedhimwhenhewasaliveandyoulovedhimafter.Ifyoulovehim,itisnotasintokillhiOrisitmore?
“Youthinktoomuan,”
hesaidaloud.
Butyouenjoyedkilliuso,hethought.Helivesonthelivefishasyoudo.Heisnotasorjustamovieassomesharksare.Heisbeautifulandnobleandknowsnofearofanything.
“Ikilledhimiheoldmansaidaloud.“AndIkilledhimwell.”
Besides,hethought,everythihingelseinsomeway.Fishingkillsmeexactlyasitkeepsmealive.Theboykeepsmealive,hethought.Imustnotdeceivemyselftoomuch.
HeleahesideandpulledlooseapieeatofthefishwherethesharkhadcuthiHecheweditasqualityanditsgoodtaste.Itwasfirmandjuicy,likemeat,butitwasherewasniawthehighestprithemarket.Butthereitsstoutofthewaterandtheoldmaaveryhadtimewasing.
Thebreezewassteady.Ithadbackedalittlefurtherih-eastameantthatitwouldnotfalloff.Theoldmanlookedaheadofhimbuthecouldseenosailsnorcouldheseethehullnorthesmokeofanyship.TherewereonlytheflyingfishthatwentupfromhisbowsailingawaytoeithersideachesofGulfweed.Heotevenseeabird.
Hehadsailedfortwierimesgabitofthemeatfromthemarlin,tryi,whehefirstofthet>
“Ay,”
hesaidaloud.Thereisnotranslationforthissitisjustanoisesuchasamanmightmake,involuntarily,feelingthenailghhishandsandintothewood.
“Galanos,”
hesaidaloud.Hehadseentheseowihefirstahemasshovel-nosedsharksbythebrularfinandthesweepihetail.Theyhadthesdwereexdiyreathuheywerelosingandfii.Buttheyweregallthetime.
Theoldmafastailler.Theookuptheoarwiththek.Helifteditaslightlyashecouldbecausehishahepain.Thenheopenedahemonitlightlytoloosehemfirmlysotheyainnowandwouldnotflindwatchedthesharkse.Hecouldseetheirwide,flatteedheadsnowaetippedwidepes.Theywerehatefulsharks,badsmelling,sgersaswellaskillers,aheywerehungrytheywouldbiteatanoarortherudderofaboat.Itwasthesesharksthatwouldcuttheturtles’legsandflippersoffwhelesonthesurfadtheywouldhitamaer,iftheywerehuhemanhadnosmelloffishbloodnoroffishslimeonhi
“Ay,”
theoldmansaid.“Galanos.eongalanos.”
Theycame.ButtheydidheMakohade.Ourofsightuheskiffandtheoldmaheskiffshakeashejerkedahefish.Theotherwatanwithhisslittedyelloweyesandthewithhishalfcircleofjawswidetohitthefishwherehehadalreadybeehelineshowedthetopofhisbrownheadandbackwherethebraihespinaldtheoldmahekheoariure,withdrewit,ainagainintotheshark’syellowcat-likeeyes.Thesharkletgoofthefishandsliddoiakenashedied.
Theskiffwasstillshakingwiththedestrutheothersharkwasdoingtothefishandtheoldmahesheetsothattheskiffwouldswingbroadsideandbringthesharkoutfromunder.WhehesharkheleahesideahiHehitohehidewassethardahekheblowhurtnotonlyhishandsbuthisshouldertoo.Butthesharkcameupfastwithhisheadoutandtheoldmanhithimsquarelyierofhisflat-toppedheadashisofwaterandlayagaiheoldmahebladeahesharkexathesamespotagaiillhuhhisjawshookedandtheoldmanstabbedhimihesharkstillhungthere.
“No?”
theoldmansaidahebladebetweeebraeandthebrain.Itwasahecartilagesever.Theoldmaheoarandputthebladebetweentheshark’sjawstoopeedthebladeandasthesharkslidloosehesaid,“Goon,galano.Slidedownamiledeep.Goseeyourfriend,ormaybeit’syourmother.”
Theoldmahebladeofhisknifeandlaiddowhehesheetandthesailfilledatheskiffontohercourse.
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