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"the ocean? it's massive," adi explained with a grin. "it goes on, all this water, for as long as the eye can see. and there are lots of fish, and sometimes you can see whales--those are like giant fish, they like to jump from the water into the air--and seabirds, and it smells of salt and sea and life. . ." he trailed off with a sigh of nostalgia. oh, how he missed the sea, sometimes.

a sudden idea struck him, though. "catori is from the sea, too. perhaps we could take you to see it, sometime soon." she would love it, he thought, this girl with boundless energy and a sense of adventure within her. she took after dawn, in that regard. 

"as for a volcano, it's like a mountain. . . but with--" he paused, looking for the right word. "like, fire, inside it? and it explodes sometimes, blowing off the top and spewing fire everywhere. some volcanos stay alive, and keep hot, but others die, and you can live on top of them safely." he gave a shrug, hoping he had explained the concept well enough. 

"it's something else we'll have to take you to see." he had no doubt she'd be up for that.