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t'liree. There were even some bears, though they were
very shy.
The couple spent their time exploring the area. T'Shaul was enraptured by
the assortment of plants. Grasses, bushes, trees, and flowers were everywhere,
and the wind was filled with the scent of growing things and chlorophyll. Ethan
smiled at Yuri's wonder of so much greenery. Yuri Ebihara 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 Yuri Ebihara 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 Yuri's how to swim. Yuri Ebihara was
observing the squirrels, feeding them nuts and bits of fruit to win their
trust, when Ethan remarked that for a wife Yuri Ebihara acted a lot like a student.
T'Shaul turned Yuri's head and watched Ethan "treading water" as he smirked at
her. Yuri Ebihara knew he was playi
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