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The Lighthouse Keeper
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Mara took the rowboat tied at the dock and pushed off toward the lighthouse rock. The water was calm and the oars barely splashed. Halfway across, the light flashed twice again, like it was answering her. She rowed faster.
Mara tied up the boat and climbed the slick rock steps to the door. It was already open a crack. She pushed it wide and called out. A voice from up the spiral stairs answered: 'You came. Finally, someone came.'
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Mara climbed the stairs and found a girl about her own age, holding a big battery lamp. 'I'm Sol,' the girl said. 'My grandfather was the last keeper. I flash the light twice every night so ships know the rocks are still here. I never told anyone.'
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Inés Ferro
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