Chapter
As the schooner Brother Samuel slowly emerged
from gray fog into sunlight， Maya Charters stood at
the rail， letting the brilliant warmth pour over her.
Many times she had doubted the wisdom of her flight
from the past， but not now. She had never seen any-
thing more beautiful than Cape Mendocino， Califor-
nia， where sunlight infused the water with liquid
diamonds. Today the Pacific Ocean was living up to
its name. The surface of the water was so calm that it
had the appearance of satin. The sunlight was warm
and clear， the air crystalline in its perfection.
Suddenly the smooth surface of the sea was pulled
apart by five sleek， gray shapes as dolphins surged
upward to play in the schooner s bow wave. The dol-
phins were so close to the ship that Maya could hear
the hollow rhythms of their breathing. She stood mo-
tionless， straining forward， electrified by the lithe，
powerful creatures. Never had she seen anything so
fr~， so perfectly made for the world they inhabited.
She both admired and envied the dolphins ease. She
had traveled thousands of miles in the hope that she，
too， would find a world where there was more to life
than war and starvation， misery and death.
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