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large fish of a silver color appeared, and 
as he swam leisurely nearer Sammy saw 
that the stranger was indeed marked 
with three dark blue bands. Surely this 
must be the Pilot, and as such he ad¬ 
dressed him. 
“ Yes, that is my name,” replied the 
Pilot, who had a very shrewd fish-of-the- 
sea expression ; “ and so Cousin Mack, 
told you I was out of a job, did he? 
Well so I am, but I was intending to 
take a rest before going to work again. 
However, I would be willing to take 
charge of you this trip as a special 
favor. 
“ Oh, yes ! I’ve been to Coral-Land a 
great many times, and know all the 
regular inhabitants as well as the ordi¬ 
nary visitors. But as this is your first 
trip, and as it is always more trouble to 
pilot an inexperienced fish, I think I 
