![]() When he finally gets down to the harbor he is met by a fisherman who is as surprised to see him as the boy was to see his Zephyr fly. From the hilltop the boy watches the two strange boats deposit the Zephyr in the harbor. He starts walking to look for help, and after a long time he crests a hill to see the Zephyr being towed by two boats that are sailing through the air. When he wakes up he and his boat, the Zephyr, are stranded on a strange beach far above the high-water mark. As he sails out of the harbor a big gust strikes the boat and he is knocked unconscious by the boom. One day the boy decided to go out despite the storm brewing just outside the harbor and against the warnings of an old fisherman. ![]() The old man begins to tell the story of a young boy who, years ago, was the most talented sailor in the harbor and who never missed an opportunity to prove it, performing feats that none of the grown men would dare try. ![]() ![]() A weather beaten old man is sitting near the wreck, and the author asks him how the boat came to be there, so far from the water. As he is exploring the sea shore near a small fishing village, the author comes upon the wreck of a small wooden sailboat high on a clifftop. ![]()
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