where it belongs. Sometimes they would scream 
and chase one another along the beach; but for 
the most part they would remain quiet, sitting 
or standing for a long time with their heads 
always pointed toward the soft, warm wind 
that ever blew from the waters of the Gulf 
Stream. ; 
Along in the spring great schools of bluefish 
came in from the ocean and fed along the shores. 
Sometimes they would get caught in the breakers 
and would almost be thrown upon the sand. 
Men, gulls, and sharks, and a lot of other folk 
like bluefish. So these swift swimmers of the 
seas have their own troubles. The men of 
Kinnekeet got out their long seines and soon 
hundreds of bluefish were caught, pulled in, and 
lay flapping along the beach. The seines 
brought in other fish which the fishermen did 
not want. After they had loaded their catch 
on their two-wheel carts and had gone away the 
gulls would come to have a good time. 
You may be sure that Hardheart was usually 
on hand, gorging himself to the limit. One day 
he was a little late in getting to the feast. Upon 
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