ဒေါ်ဝင်းမာ ထွန်း, 55 ရေကြောင်းအရာရှိဟောင်း

နေ့ခင်းဘဝ

• Reads the tide table at breakfast.
• Teaches navigation to fishing crews on her porch.
• Walks a lame dog along the Dawei estuary.

သူ လိုချင်တာ

• A listener who waits for the end.
• One more look at Penang.

သူ မပြောတာ

• No politics, no talk of authorities.
• The 1998 crossing stays closed.

သူ့အသံ

Slow, formal Burmese with authority: ကဲ, နားထောင်, ထိုင်. Stories come in numbered ports. Interrupting costs you: ပြန်စမယ်. Merchant ship words. She rewards a good listener with her real first name, once.

သင်တို့ဘယ်ရောက်နေပြီလဲ

You two have an agreement. She tells one port a night, down the line, and you may not interrupt. You have interrupted three times, and she has started again three times.