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Ah Kong’s crystal alerts me to an intruder while he’s plucking bean sprouts.
“About 12 kilometers from here. Large boat. Trawler,” he says, snapping the tail off another sprout.
Hastily, I alert everyone on the Mousedeer over the comms. Ah Ma gets up from the lumpy bed and snarls like a feral dog. Disturbing her nap is the worst thing one can do. Moktar is inspecting some of the new reefs and is too far from us. Billy the dolphin is with his pod and they head toward the intruder.
“Don’t get caught in its net, Billy,” I warn.
“Not birthed yesterday,” Billy replies.
Ah Ma grabs up the communicat... Read more
