In The World Of Whales by Michelle Cusolito Fiction Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett

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In The World Of Whales by Michelle Cusolito Fiction Ann PatchettWhen a freediver (one who dives without the benefit of oxygen) slips underwater, he encounters a pod of sperm whales so close he can almost touch them. When he sees blood in the water, he wonders if theres been an injury. When he comes even closer, what he finds instead is a moments old calf, skin wrinkly and tail fluke still folded from the womb. The calfs family nudges it up to breathe; nudges it toward each member of the pod, by way of