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Parchment style illustration of Garífuna fisherman and sea spirit near Trujillo, Honduran folktale.

The Mermaid’s Debt

The Mermaid first appeared to the fisherman at dawn, when the Caribbean Sea lay calm and pale beneath the rising sun. He was Garífuna, born to the rhythms of tide and drum, and his canoe moved easily across the familiar waters near Trujillo. That morning, as he hauled in his net, he felt a sudden weight that did not move

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