Finally realizing what happened, he answered slowly, "I'm sorry--I had a nightmare about my father." Tears started to fill his eyes.
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Sean widened his eyes. "Where have you travelled to collect this much shells?"
She felt awkward, she didn't know how to comfort him. She sat down on the edge of the bed. "Do you want to talk about it?"
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"You'll be surprised at how many shells you find locally when you look for them." She said. "And the river bings them up here so there are always more to collect."