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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>-<span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="creasing">creasing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="smiles">smiles</span>, 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Leilei">Leilei</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> "<span word="reborn">reborn</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 570 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mercy">mercy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> 26 <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Fu">Fu</span> 1 <span word="trawler">trawler</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="with">with</span> 13 <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="and">and</span> 12 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hijacked">hijacked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="December">December</span>, 2010, <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Madagascar">Madagascar</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="meager">meager</span> <span word="rations">rations</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> 19-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="captivity">captivity</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kneel">kneel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>."</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sailor">sailor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2007 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Qian">Qian</span>, 56, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ruzhou">Ruzhou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>" <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="captivity">captivity</span>.</p>
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