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Jay’s speech seemed heartfelt

Froainst the chill of the wind, Vanessa observed Sean’s questions as he interviewed Zoe and Jake, wanting to know everything that had happened on the island the day that Georgia and Travis had been e of props, and he explained that it was easy to understand why they had all disht have played a prank

When she had coetting ready to cone

Zoe talked about her love of the period costumes and relayed the story about the afternoon when they’d dressed Vanessa up as a deceased Dona Isabella and gotten a bit carried away, forgetting that she was floating in the ocean in heavy materials She had last seen Travis that afternoon, when they had filmed the scene in which help had come to the island at last She, too, had been in her tent, pleased with the fil notches on their résumés for future work

Vanessa noted that Bartholo their destination before thehtful

They arrived at the island at just about three that afternoon

She rose and went aft, watching as they ca to remember when she had been there last Now it all seemed such a blur The island appeared lovely and tropical, totally benign in the bright sunlit day She had thought she would feel soht that she’d be afraid She wasn’t It was just an island

Lew Sanderson was standing at the end of the dock, waiting to greet theht the ties as the Conch Fritter drew in first Vanessa hopped to the dock and was enveloped in a huge hug by the big e behind the Conch Fritter Vanessa and Lew caught her ties, and soon everyone was standing on the dock Lew greeted those he knew andup ca terribly rustic about cae, the camp bunks were not uncomfortable, they had an impressive barbecue area and a battery-operated coffeemaker, not to mention that showers could be had back at the boats--they ell supplied

By the time all the as done, they were exhausted, and Vanessa thought that they s had happened here They had all sees to the beach, setting up the tents and then, when all was done, digging a pit and starting a fire on the beach Sean had brought a good supply of torches as well, and as darkness settled, their area of the beach was still aglow The sea re She was aether and finally sat down to a meal

She, Jay, Sean and Barry had taken turns with caot that Barry was still filht, supervising Bill fondly as she barbecued hot dogs and ha--with a smile for the camera--that she also had spinach so that they could make certain the th, of course

Then they sat by the fire, eating It seemed relaxed But Vanessa are that five people had subtly been changing an ihout the day Guard duty As Sean took a seat beside her, she saw that his uncle Ja the dock, the sea and the foliage He earing a windbreaker, and she thought there was a bulge beneath his arun

If there was tension within their group, Lew Sanderson didn’t seem to know it He entertained the raccoon, and they all laughed, and then he told theht in the glow of the fire "They say we are in the Ber before it had such a na special about the air The earth herself is y and science, he has often forgotten that no o, we are dots in the universe, and the universe itself is a mystery Now, you know, my ancestors who caht with theed to their ancestors They were open to the world, open to life and death, and aware that all things were not to be seen Nowadays, we claim that there are underwater forces here There are the currents, there are the wicked wonders and destruction of the stornetic forces in the earth as well, and they cause confusion, the horizon itself can trick a pilot or a captain But ods and devils that dwelled on earth, between the realood and for evil Kiandra, the sea god, once appeared as an ugly thing in need before two sisters The first spurned him and married a handsome man The second felt pity, fed hido many children The handsome man the sister married proved to be a kishi, an evil devil or demon She had a child with a human head and a hyena head, and in the end, her husband devoured her Her spirit remained, evil and bitter, and when Africans cale nohere the first sister’s bitter soul caod Kiandra and his wife seek to save those who travel the sea, the evil sister’s influence can make men crazy, can make the evil dead within the ocean rise and cause all kinds of havoc There are those who believe that the netic forces that cause coo astray are merely the toys of the spirit of the evil sister, and that she teases her prey before she kills, just like a great cat of the sea"