ENDER'S SHADOW - The Eye

Bean walked to the edge of the dock and looked across the channel. The water was covered with a low-flowing mist. On the far bank, the lights of Boompjes Straat twinkled like Sinterklaas Day. The waves lapped like tiny kisses against the pilings. He looked down into the river at his feet. Something was bobbing in the water, bumped up against ... ................
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