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 the waves sparkle like gold, and the great white gulls with their long, narrow wings go gliding, circling over the water, sometimes plunging down and catching fish underneath. And there is white sand there, soft sand, and shells and pretty pebbles, and little fishes swimming. And when its windy the waves come dashing up on the rocks, flinging spray high in the air. And there is sea-weed, too, Fleuriss, green sea-weed that goes floating up and down as the waves stir it. And corals, too. Oh, my little sister, it's so, so beautiful. I would show you how to leap into it from the rocks, and how to swimto be a mermaid and play with the gulls and the fishes, dressed all in sea-weeds!"

"Oh, Eepersip I let's go now!"

"And I have a little cottage down there for you to live ina pretty little cottage just like your home."

"Oh, how nice!"

"And we shall go riding up and down on the great waves, Fleuriss, while the sea-gulls scream over our heads. We shall go 'way out of sight of land and find islands and rocks out there. And the waves are tremendous when it's windyvery windy."

"Oo"

"Fleuriss!" And Eepersip caught her little