Death is the inseparable shadow of life, the inseparable traveling companion of the jubilant day full of joy, love, youth and achievement. And the closer to sunset, the longer and more obvious the ominous shadow becomes. .

The sea is so dark that it is impossible to tell which is the sea and which is the sky. The rolling waves made no sound, except for the faint sound they made when they passed under or against the canoes. Sometimes the sound sounds like a person is angry, sometimes it sounds like a person laughing. Fear made me forget my hunger.

The first star that appeared in the sky reduced my fear. It flashed in the low sky directly in front of me - that is, in the east. Some other stars also began to appear around me, but my eyes kept Stare at one. This is a star in the constellation we figuratively call the Serpent. It is also a shining green star that I know. It is sometimes blocked by clouds and fog, but after a while it always disappears. will reappear brightly.

Without this star, I might have lost my way, because the rolling waves have never changed. They always roll in from the same direction, always taking me from where I want to go. Because of this, the canoe meandered like a snake in the dark sea. But no matter what, I was still moving towards the star shining in the east.

This one The stars had risen high, so I kept the North Star on my left. This star we call the "immovable star". At this time, the wind gradually weakened. Since the wind often subsides in the middle of the night, how long did it take to sail? I know the time and how long it is until dawn.

A wave covered the top of my head, and I began to sink. I thought I would never see the sun again. By the time I emerged from the water, the big ship was already far away, and only half of the sail could be seen through the waves. The basket containing all our belongings was still firmly in my hand, heavy as hell. I knew in my heart that it was impossible to swim with a basket in hand. I let the basket sink to the bottom and started swimming toward shore.

I still remember the day the Aleuts came to our island by boat. At first the boat floated on the sea like a small shell, and then gradually became larger, like a seagull with folded wings. Finally, in the rising sun, its true appearance was revealed - it turned out to be a red ship with two red sails.

The Aleuts left on a cloudy day. Waves from the deep sea in the north roll toward Dolphin Island. These waves smashed against the rocks, crashed into the rocks with roars, and splashed high with white water. There must be a storm before dark.

There is a mist like blue smoke on the lake. Looking at the mountains in the distance, only the gray shadows of the mountains can be vaguely distinguished.

Our island is two leagues long and one league wide. If you stood on a hill rising in the center of the island, you would think it looked like a fish. That is to say, it is like a dolphin lying on its side, with its fins pointing towards the sunrise and its nose towards the sunset. Its fins are the stone walls along the reef river...

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