The Boy Who Belonged to the Sea

I simply observe all this as though it were a conflict in some foreign country, while deep down feeling vaguely ashamed.

onder what that shark died of. It had no injuries, wasn’t tangled up in any net. Some shark disease? A maritime problem? A tsunami? An overpowering wave of melancholy? What is the lifespan of a shark, anyway?
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a way, one could say that reading saved my life.