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They were naked when they came out of the water. Their skin glowed dully in the haze of dawn. We watched them stagger across the sand, one by one, like the last finishers in some ghostly marathon.
"Uh-oh," Kai said. "Company."
"I told you," Marcus said, "didn't I? We're not alone in the universe. We have this huge circle of friends."
