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Ninety Fathoms to Anywhere

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Iyla read the label on one jar: wheat, drought-proof, the last of its kind. Their father hadn't hidden treasure. He'd hidden a future. "The ridge people are starving," Sefu breathed. "With these we could grow food anywhere." They filled the bell with jars and pulled the signal rope to rise.

On the way up, Sefu went quiet. "I'm sorry," he finally said. "For three years I blamed you for leaving Dad alone. But he wasn't alone. He was building this." Iyla took his hand. "Then let's finish it together." For the first time in years, the silence between them was gone for good.

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