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Source ISBN: 9780008300845

Ebook Edition © July 2018 ISBN: 9780008297220

Version: 2018-07-24

the only ships in my sea.

And to Justin—

next time there will be

more car chases.

I have sea foam in my veins, I understand the language of the waves.

—Jean Cocteau, Le Testament d’Orphée

Contents

Two small pairs of boots echoed on the afternoon cobblestones—one pair in a sprint, the other in a stumble and slide. A blond girl, no older than five, dragged a raven-haired girl an inch taller and a year older down the sea lane toward a small cottage.