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—fromTheOldManandtheSea

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[1]Theysailedwellandtheoldmansoakedhishaeraokeephisheadclear。Therewerehighcumulusdenoughsothattheoldmahebreezewouldlastallnight。Theoldmahefishtlytomakesureitwastrue。Itwasahefirstsharkhithim。

[2]Thesharkwasnota。Hehadeupfromdeepdowerasthedarkcloudofbloodhadsettledahemiledeepsea。Hehadeupsofastandabsolutelywithoutthathebrokethesurfaceofthebluewaterandwasihenhefellbatotheseaahesdstartedswimmiheskiffandthefishhadtaken。

[3]Sometimeshelostthest。Buthewouldpickitupagairaceofit，andheswamfastandhardonthecourse。HewasaverybigMakoshark，builttoswimasfastasthefastestfishintheseaahingabouthimwasbeautifulexcepthisjaws。Hisbackwasasblueasaswordfish’sandhisbellywassilverandhishidewassmoothandhandsome。Hewasbuiltasaswordfishexceptfejaeretightshutnowasheswamfast，justuhesurfacewithhishighdorsalfinknifingthroughtheaverihecloseddoublelipofhisjawsallofhiseightrowsofteethwereslantedinwards。Theywerenottheordinarypyramid-shapedteethofmostsharks。Theyedlikeamaheyarecrispedlikeclaws。Theywerenearlyaslongasthefiheoldmanandtheyhadrazedgesonbothsides。Thiswasafishbuilttofeedonallthefishesiweresofastandstrongandwellarmedthattheyhadnootherenemy。Nowhespedupashesmelledthefreshersdhisbluedorsalfier。

[4]Whentheoldmansawhimihiswasasharkthathadallandwoulddoexactlywhathewished。Hepreparedtheharpooheropefastwhilehewatchedthesharkeon。Theropewasshortasitlackedwhathehadcutawaytolashthefish。

[5]Theoldman’sheadwasdgoodnowandhewasfullofresolutiolehope。Itwastoogoodtolast，hethought。Hetookothegreatfishashewatchedtheshark。Itmightaswellhavebeehought。IotkeephimfromhittimaybeIgethim。De。Badluother。

[6]Thesharkclosedfastasterthefishtheoldmansawhismouthopenandhisstrahegchopoftheteethashedroveforwardiabovethetail。Theshark’sheadwasoutofthewaterandhisbaingoutandtheoldmahenoiseofskinandfleshrippingonthebigfishwheheharpoondownontotheshark’sheadataspotwheretheliweeersectedwiththeliranstraightbahisherewerenosues。Therewasonlytheheavysharpblueheadandthebigeyesandtheg，thrustingall-ss。Butthatwastheloofthebrainandtheoldmanhitit。Hehititwithhisbloodmushedhandsdrivingagoodharpoonwithallhisstrewithouthopebutwithresolutionaemalignancy。

[7]Thesharkswuheoldmansawhiseyewashenheswungain，iwoloopsoftherope。Theoldmahewasdeadbutthesharkwouldhen，onhisback，withhistaillashingandhisjawsg，thesharkplowedovertheeed-boatdoes。Thehitewherehistailbeatitaersofhisbodywasclearabovethewaterwheaut，shivered，andthehesharklayquietlyforalittlewhileonthesurfadtheoldmahedownveryslowly。

[8]“Hetookaboutfortypounds，”theoldmansaidaloud。Hetookmyharpoontooandalltherope，hethought，andnowmyfishbleedsagainandtherewillbeothers。

[9]Hedidolookatthefishanymoresincehehadbeehefishhadbeenhititwasasthoughhehimselfwerehit。

[10]ButIkilledthesharkthathitmyfish，hethought。AhebiggestdentusothatIhaveeverseen。AndGodknowsthatIhaveseenbigones。

[11]Itwastoogoodtolast，hethought。IwishithadbeenadreamnowandthatIhadneverhookedthefishandwasalohene>

[12]“Butmanisnotmadefordefeat，”hesaid。“Amaroyedbuted。”IamsorrythatIkilledthefishthough。imeisingandIdoheharpoousoisdableandstronga。ButIwasmoreihanhes。PerhapsIwasoerarmed。

[13]“Don’tthink，oldman，”hesaidaloud。“Sailonthisdtakeitwhenites。”

[14]ButImustthi。BecauseitisallIhaveleft。Thatandbaseball。IwohegreatDiMaggiowouldhavelikedthewayIhithiminthebrain?Itwashi。Anymancoulddoit。Butdoyouthinkmyhaahandicapasthebonespurs?Iow。Ineverhadanythingwrongwithmyheelexceptthetimethestingraystueppedonhimwhensaralyzedthelaheunbearablepain。

[15]“Thinkaboutsomethingcheerful，oldman，”hesaid。“Everyminutenowyouaree。Yousaillighterforthelossoffortypounds。”

[16]Hekhepatternofwhatcouldhappenwheheiofthet。Buttherewasnothingtobedonenow。

[17]“Yesthereis，”hesaidaloud。“Ilashmykhebuttofoheoars。”

[18]Sohedidthatwiththetillerunderhisarmahesailunderhisfoot。

[19]“Now，”hesaid。“Iamstillanoldman。ButIamnotunarmed。”

[20]Thebreezewasfreshnowandhesailedolytheforartofthefishandsomeofhishopereturned。

[21]Itissillynottohope，hethought。BesidesIbelieveitisasin。Donotthinkaboutsi。Thereareenoughproblemsnowwithoutsin。AlsoIhaveandingofit。

[22]IhaveandingofitandIamIbelieveiwasasintokillthefish。IsupposeitwaseventhoughIdidittokeepmealiveandfeedmahehingisasin。Donotthinkaboutsin。Itismuchtoolateforthatandtherearepeopleaidtodoit。Letthemthinkaboutit。Youwereborntobeafishermanasthefishwasborntobeafish。SanPedrowasafishermanaswasthefathergio。

[23]Buthelikedtothinkaboutallthingsthathewasinvolvedinaherewasnothingtoreadahavearadio，hethoughtmudhekeptonthinkingaboutsin。Youdidnotkillthefishonlytokeepaliveandtosellforfood，hethought。Youkilledhimforprideandbecauseyouareafisherman。Youlovedhimwhenhewasaliveandyoulovedhimafter。Ifyoulovehim，itisnotasintokillhim。Orisitmore?

[24]“Youthinktoomuan，”hesaidaloud。

[25]Butyouenjoyedkilliuso，hethought。Helivesonthelivefishasyoudo。Heisnotasorjustamovieassomesharksare。Heisbeautifulandnobleandknowsnofearofanything。

[26]“Ikilledhimiheoldmansaidaloud。“AndIkilledhimwell。”

[27]Besides，hethought，everythihingelseinsomeway。Fishingkillsmeexactlyasitkeepsmealive。Theboykeepsmealive，hethought。Imustnotdeceivemyselftoomuch。

[28]Heleahesideandpulledlooseapieeatofthefishwherethesharkhadcuthim。Hecheweditasqualityanditsgoodtaste。Itwasfirmandjuicy，likemeat，butitwasherewasniawthehighestprithemarket。Butthereitsstoutofthewaterandtheoldmaaverybadtimewasing。

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