与海牛的一次邂逅
<p><span word="Walking">Walking</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="startled">startled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="splashes">splashes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Isquinted">Isquinted</span>（斜视）<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rounded">rounded</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="redfroth">redfroth</span>（泡沫）, <span word="rolledturbulently">rolledturbulently</span>（汹涌澎湃地）<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>. <span word="Moments">Moments</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exhaled">exhaled</span>（呼气，发出） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="snuffling">snuffling</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amanatee">amanatee</span>（海牛）, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reddish">reddish</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrashing">thrashing</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="manatees">manatees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bignostrils">bignostrils</span>（鼻孔）<span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gulp">gulp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="foraged">foraged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="grasses">grasses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greener">greener</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="pastures">pastures</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="lumbering">lumbering</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gashed">gashed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="propellers">propellers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="entangled">entangled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="traps">traps</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Tossing">Tossing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="wading">wading</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="towrithe">towrithe</span>（翻滚，蠕动）<span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distress">distress</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="waist">waist</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bristly">bristly</span> <span word="whiskers">whiskers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manatee">manatee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="muzzle">muzzle</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="thrust">thrust</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="muzzle">muzzle</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>, <span word="poked">poked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoal">shoal</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manatees">manatees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="encircled">encircled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="blimplike">blimplike</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feltelated">feltelated</span>（兴高采烈的）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="dizzy">dizzy</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> '<span word="it">it</span>' <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="schoolyard">schoolyard</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p>
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