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There once was a fisherman who was a master at his craft, and he decided to take on two young men from his village as apprentices. The weather on their first day working with him could not have been more ideal. The sea was calm, the sky blue, and a gentle salty breeze was blowing in from the east. The young men were eager to get out in the water and make their families proud. They waited restlessly at the pier for the fisherman. Finally, he arrived, rowing a small boat with another in tow. Only two could fit in a boat at the same time, so one of the young men would have to take a boat alone.
