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    The Taste of the Sea

    Jun 04, 2020 2 minutes
    SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS

    SELKIE takes a great risk in changing from a seal to a man, for he may not be able to change back again. No matter how carefully he hides his pelt, someone may find it. A child playing along the shore may take it for a plaything, a beachcomber may take it for a rug, a fisherman may sell it to the fur dealer, a woman

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