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Before she understood what she was doing, Sae of the cliff to find a way down

It took her a while to find a path that wound down to the shore She lost sight of the boat along the way Her heart sank when she did and she hoped she would be able to find it again There could be people alive in the boat, fisherht in the storm Those people could take her ho from one rock to another to make her way down When she reached the beach, she ju feet sink into the cool, da back to the task at hand

After walking the beach for a few ain It seemed to be in the same place as when she had been on the cliff She hoped it wouldn't break free from the rocks, not yet If it did, it would likely be swept back out to sea, where it would probably sink Anyone alive in there would probably drown then

She quickened her pace with this thought She broke into a run towards the boat, until she was close enough to almost touch it She stood in about three inches of water, at least until a wave caed to catch herself before she could hit the ground

Sa feet to the side of the boat The problem noas to find a way on board She climbed back up to the beach so she could circle around the rocks to the other side of the boat She doubted it would have a ladder she could use to climb up

As she reached the other side, she realized she wouldn't need a ladder The nets she had seen from up above were still connected to the side of the boat She threw her shoes onto the boat and then waded into the water She reached out with one hand to grab one of the nets, clinging to it as another wave threatened to sweep her away

Once the wave had receded, Sa the side of the boat She flopped over the edge to land onto the wooden deck just a few feet fro froot to her feet She found her shoes on the deck, one lying next to a dead fish of so it well away from her as she hurled it back into the sea