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Part 1

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Author Elmhirst, Sophie. A Marriage at Sea. Riverhead Books, 2025. Hardcover.

· Part 1, Chapter 1, took place on March 4, 1973.

· Maralyn was on watch on a small boat sailing west on the ocean.

· Her husband, Maurice, was sleeping.

· When she went to wake him, a crack and a jolt were felt.

· Then there was a noise like the sound of a gun going off.

· Books fell off the shelves, and cutlery scattered.

· They went on a deck and discovered a sperm whale had surfaced and hit their boat.

· The whale was injured, and it died as they watched.

· Down in the cabin, water was coming through the floorboards.

· Maralyn worked the pump, and Maurice looked for the damage.

· There was a hole measuring about 18 inches by 12 inches.

· Maurice shouted for her to get the spare jib sheet and...

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