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February 1849 (2nd Year of Kaei, Year of the Hen)
Manjiro breathed in the scents and drank in the color of the island. Chattering monkeys scampered up trees. Birds darted among the branches in a blur of red, a flutter of blue, a streak of yellow. After so long on the sea, it was pleasant to dig his feet into the warm sand and listen to the pounding surf-the sound of sea meeting earth.