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Tanya Huff - The Quartered Sea




THE
QUARTERED
TANYA HUFF
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Tanya Huff - The Quartered Sea




Chapter One

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THE fishing boat rose to the surface of the bay like an abandoned
vessel of the old gods. Such was the angle that the masthead, draped
in pennants of torn and dripping sail, had barely emerged before the
bow broke through, water sheeting over the gunnels back into the
sea. A moment later the stern followed, cradled on the crest of an
unnatural wave. Long ropes of weed trailed off the rudder as though
the depths had attempted to hold their prize.
Ignoring waves and wind, the boat cut across the chop toward a
nearly identical vessel carrying four oilskin-wrapped people. Three
of the four watched the approach, openmouthed. The fourth, a
young man standing alone in the bow, watched the water and Sang.
A few moments later, the salvaged boat drew parallel with the other
and stopped, both boats keeping their position as though held by
unseen hands.
"That's her, that's my Second Chance." Leaning over the gunnels for