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With her kachido and funado skills, Sumiko's parents kept her around as long as
possible. But Sumiko couldn't wait to get married. Not that there was anything
spectacular about Hideki Iseya, the Kaiyono-born fisherman selected by her father.
What Sumiko really wanted was a daughter.
She'd already amassed a hoard of Things To Tell Her. She wanted to tell her daughter,
for example:
The ocean is a mother but also a big, strong daughter. We must respect her power and
her hunger.
