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October 17, 2006

From the Comments: Kieran Halcyon

The day after the shipwreck was the worst. Rations are hard to keep fresh when you're floating atop them - Arthur's food was gone in a week, and his strength flagged. Only a fierce determination to survive held him to the wreckage, a silent cry for help forever on his lips.

The dolphins were the first to respond, bringing him perch each morning. Soon schools of fish were gently pushing him coastward. A week later, Arthur spotted a Coast Guard cutter, and begged a passing humpback to get their attention.

He told them his story. They laughed and threw him back.

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