She does not reply. Jasmine never replies. She is down too deep.

　　She has been sea-damaged. I too am the daughter of a fisherman, so I choose my words like fish-hooks, cast them into her ears, imagine them sinking down through cold, dark water. Down to wherever she may be.

　　“I have little time today,” I tell her, touching her hair.

　　With Jasmine, it is always difficult not to touch. She is that rare thing, a truly beautiful woman. Because of this, people invent reasons to walk by. I catch them looking, drinking her in, feeding on her. They are barracuda (梭鱼), all of them.

　　Great beauty is something Jasmine and I do not share. I am glad of it.

　　“Your father may be here soon,” I say. “Last week he said he would come.”

　　Jasmine says nothing. Her left eyelid flickers, perhaps.

　　It is two months since the incident on her father’s fishing boat, since she fell overboard, sank, became entangled in the nets. It was some time before anyone noticed, then there was panic. Her father hauled her back on board and sailed for home. When he finally arrived, he carried ashore what he thought was his daughter’s body.

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