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Nothing happened The turtle lay still and lifeless as before Then, with a s sound, its an to wave in the air

Ishibashi rolled the turtle over, flippers down this time It stood, then walked around slowly, unbothered by Fox and Kitten who raced around it, talking andat top speed

Henry couldn’t believe it The sea turtle was healed "Wow," he breathed He looked at Ishibashi, thinking of all the people and creatures he could heal with one little clump of that seaweed

"Hai," whispered Ishibashi "We have a little -term effects of even a small amount Will the sea turtle now be invincible from death? Will he live forever? Or could he die tomorrow of some other ailment or injury? We don’t know"

Henry looked at the man, wide-eyed "Is that why you are so old, Ishibashi-san?"

The man smiled, amused "Yes, Henry-san That is the reason" He watched the turtle walk out of the room, Fox and Kitten on its heels, and continued "Once we discovered the seaweed’s poe three scientists began experi Ito-san, the oldest, eats a small bit every day Sato-san only takes a bite when injured or ill And I ate one bite thirty-three years ago, and nothing since" He gave Henry a solees as a result But noorry--what if ill never die?"

Henry thought about that "Would that be a bad thing?"

Ishibashi nodded "For o on and on forever Would you? Think about it"

With that, the oldHenry to ponder

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After a while, Henry found Ishibashi again "So, um, where did you say I could find some of that seaweed? The cove on the other side of the island? Is it all right if II mean, since I’m the main healer person in Artiht about whether you would want to live forever?"

"I have," Henry said

"And what conclusion did you come to?"

Henry looked at the man and spoke truthfully "I don’t knoould have to think about it a lot more"