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Ninety Fathoms to Anywhere
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Sefu pulled on his diving mask and slipped into the freezing water with a knife. He cut the nets strand by strand while Iyla watched his bubbles, counting. The last rope parted and the bell jerked free, dropping toward the city again. He scrambled back inside, blue-lipped but grinning. "Let's get those seeds."
They reached the bank and opened the vault with the key. Inside were the seed jars their father had saved. But Sefu was shaking too hard from the cold to swim. Iyla wrapped him in the spare blanket, loaded the jars alone, and got them both safely up. He owed her his life, and for once he said so.
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