Entering the ship’s cabin, there was only a lamp with a faint yellow light. The person in front of the window turned her face to me.

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“Finally you are here. Let’s start our voyage.”

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The boat slowly sailed away from the beach, and the pale faces of the cliffs were gradually compressed by the twilight until they disappeared. I then asked her where we are going.

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“Let’s head for the place where the sun rises first.”

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