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 The men pull the boat in and coil up the cables. A hard white triangle catches Papa’s finger.

“Whaaat? Whaaat? Whaaat?” cry the gulls. “What did you bring back for Yusuf?”

As the sun goes down, Papa answers the gulls. “A lucky shark tooth for my boy.”

At home Yusuf holds his gift up to the stars.