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splitscreen mode. One side still contains Juan de Fuca, newly
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restricted; the other shows one of the Aquarium's backstage
holding tanks. A young male orca noses along its perimeter.
Finch raises his glass: first to the matriarch on the screenтАФ"To
your delicacies." Then to the matriarch in his office: "And to
ours." Finally, he turns to the image of the holding tank. The
whale there looks back at him with eyes like big black marbles.
"Welcome to the Aquarium," Finch says.
A signature whistle carries through the sound system. "Name is
тАФ" says the speaker. No English Equivalent, flashes the readout
after a moment.
"That's a fine name," Finch remarks. "But why don't we give
you a special new name? I think we'll call youтАФShamu."
"Adventure," Shamu says. "Grandmother says this place
adventure. Too small. I stay here long?"
Bob Finch glances at Anna Marie Hamilton.
Anna Marie Hamilton glances at Bob Finch.
"Not long, Grandson," says an alien voice from the cool distant
waters of Juan de Fuca. "Not long at all."