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The White Seal

           Thentheywentinlandtotheholluschickiegroundsandrolledupanddowninthenewwildwheatandtoldstoriesofwhattheyhaddonewhiletheyhadbeenatsea.TheytalkedaboutthePacificasboyswouldtalkaboutawoodthattheyhadbeennuttingin,andifanyonehadunderstoodthemhecouldhavegoneawayandmadesuchachartofthatoceanasneverwas.Thethreeandfour-year-oldholluschickierompeddownfromHutchinson’sHillcrying:"Outoftheway,youngsters!Theseaisdeepandyoudon’tknowallthat’sinityet.Waittillyou’veroundedtheHorn.Hi,youyearling,wheredidyougetthatwhitecoat?"

           "Ididn’tgetit,"saidKotick."Itgrew."Andjustashewasgoingtorollthespeakerover,acoupleofblack-hairedmenwithflatredfacescamefrombehindasanddune,andKotick,whohadneverseenamanbefore,coughedandloweredhishead.Theholluschickiejustbundledoffafewyardsandsatstaringstupidly.ThemenwerenolessthanKerickBooterin,thechiefoftheseal-huntersontheisland,andPatalamon,hisson.Theycamefromthelittlevillagenothalfamilefromtheseanurseries,andtheyweredecidingwhatsealstheywoulddriveuptothekillingpensforthesealsweredrivenjustlikesheeptobeturnedintoseal-skinjacketslateron.

           "Ho!"saidPatalamon."Look!There’sawhiteseal!"

           KerickBooterinturnednearlywhiteunderhisoilandsmoke,forhewasanAleut,andAleutsarenotcleanpeople.Thenhebegantomutteraprayer."Don’ttouchhim,Patalamon.

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