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What about Loko? Doesn’t he find treasure too? Meerkat asked, thinking of that day when the two of them had beachcombed together.

But Quennell was too busy fending off imaginary sharks. She watched him, laughter in her eyes and on her lips, and pushed onto her feet. She shook some rainwater from her pelt and moved to stand over him, careful to mind his flailing limbs.

Want me to pretend to be a shark, so you can sharpen your shark-fighting skills? Meerkat offered, always keen to cheerlead her mentees.