Whale Fall
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"Like the first Great Whale who guided our people to this island, the whales carry wisdom wherever they go: tales of distant waters and brewing storms, of places that stay warm even in winter, or are so deep under the water that the sun doesn't shine."
A girl and her grandmother pay their respects to a dying whale.
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