Two more springs go by before the ship returns, but this time Karana sees it while it is much farther away. The men come ashore and make a fire. She does not sleep that night for thinking of the man who had called out to her. She had thought of his voice many times and watched for his return every day. In the morning she bathes in the spring and puts on her cormorant skirt and otter cape. She dons her necklace and earrings and as Ulape had done, she marks her face with the marks of her tribe and the mark meaning she is unmarried. She returns to the house and cooks for Rontu-Aru. As he eats she tells him that they are leaving the island, but after cocking his head at.....
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