Kenji sat down on the rock, staring at the photo. The man’s face was solemn, proud, but his eyes seemed kind. “A sailor,” Kenji whispered. “Maybe from the war.” The others nodded slowly. It made sense. The ocean around their village had seen its share of tragedy during World War II—wrecks, disappearances, stories whispered by elders but never proven.
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