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The Map of Small Disasters

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I had to know. I took the map to the harbor and showed it to old Captain Reyes, who'd known Grandma for years. He squinted at the sea star and went pale. 'I'll take you,' he said. 'But you should ask your mother first.' I didn't. We left at dawn.

The boat reached the exact spot at noon. The water was flat and still, almost too calm. Reyes cut the engine. 'Your grandmother lost something here,' he said. He handed me a pair of old diving goggles and pointed down. 'Look for yourself.'

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I pulled the goggles on and went under. A few feet down, something glinted on a shallow rock shelf — a small metal locket, green with age. I grabbed it and kicked back up, gasping. Reyes hauled me in. 'She always wondered if it was still there,' he whispered.

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