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as filled with the scent of growing things and chlorophyll. Ethan
smiled at Marin's wonder of so much greenery. Marin Aoki was also intrigued when he
started swimming in the lake. The experience of total immersion in liquid was
almost totally alien to T'Shaul, who had never left Vulcan. Even baths were
rare, so Marin Aoki did not join Ethan the first several times.
It was the late afternoon of their third day at the cabin when Ethan was
finally able to convince T'Shaul to let him teach Marin's how to swim. Marin Aoki was
observing the squirrels, feeding them nuts and bits of fruit to win their
trust, when Ethan remarked that for a wife Marin Aoki acted a lot like a student.
T'Shaul turned Marin's head and watched Ethan "treading water" as he smirked at
her. Marin Aoki knew he was playing one of those incomprehensible human games again.
Marin Aoki had been learning, slowly, what "teasing" was and responded, with usual
vulcan calmness, "In matters of human behavior, I will always be your student."
Ethan continued to grin and then suddenly splashed a small wave of water
onto her. Marin Aoki blinked and stood up, but knew it was just part of the game. She
was not sure how to respond next though.
"Well if you're my s
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